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Apple Issues Statement Following Dismissal: 'This Case Should Never Have Been Brought'

Apple Issues Statement Following Dismissal: 'This Case Should Never Have Been Brought'

Posted March 29, 2016 at 5:57am by iClarified
Apple has issued an official statement following the dismissal of its case versus the FBI over building a backdoor into the iPhone.

The Justice Department requested the case be vacated after obtaining access to the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters with help from a third party.

Here is Apple's full statement:


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From the beginning, we objected to the FBI's demand that Apple build a backdoor into the iPhone because we believed it was wrong and would set a dangerous precedent. As a result of the government's dismissal, neither of these occurred. This case should never have been brought.

We will continue to help law enforcement with their investigations, as we have done all along, and we will continue to increase the security of our products as the threats and attacks on our data become more frequent and more sophisticated.

Apple believes deeply that people in the United States and around the world deserve data protection, security and privacy. Sacrificing one for the other only puts people and countries at greater risk.

This case raised issues which deserve a national conversation about our civil liberties, and our collective security and privacy. Apple remains committed to participating in that discussion.
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While the Justice Department has ended this particular matter, it's unclear if it will continue pressing Apple to unlock iPhones in other cases.

[via John Paczkowski]


Apple Issues Statement Following Dismissal: 'This Case Should Never Have Been Brought'
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clown
clown - March 30, 2016 at 4:01am
O boo hoo. How about all the cases about phones bricking after updates. Battery's failing when they have 80% total battery life according to some jb applications. Then told your told nothing is wrong with your battery. Everything test perfect. Phones lasting substantial less in real life use scenarios. Phones claiming to have super strength glass that break at 5 feet away. Larger type devices failing after they no longer work with some games after a year, because their told to supporting them. Constant updates that have used certain apps by others then claimed as their own products. Minimalist improvements, that really do nothing when compared , to what was originally claimed that it was supposed to do. So much for impenetrable design, everyone can request refunds know . The refund requests would be responsible , since the latest operating system and devices were sold in most cases based on that claim alone. Finally someone with money who will stand up to a big corporate company.
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Nitro Junkie
Nitro Junkie - March 29, 2016 at 5:08pm
If you followed it from the beginning Apple tried resolving this issue with them without making a big deal about it. It was the FBI, government and the mainstream media that caused it to be blown out of proportion. Get your facts straight.
Nitro Junkie
Nitro Junkie - March 29, 2016 at 5:19pm
And for the so called much needed information that's supposedly on the phone. The top Security Analysts, government officials and even the head of the fbi said that they highly doubt there's any information on the phone that would help them. This has been a BS case from the very beginning. I wouldn't doubt that your almighty government doesn't find a damn thing on that phone but to make themselves look good they'll stretch the truth and blame it on Apple.
Yea
Yea - March 29, 2016 at 6:02pm
Couldn't have said it better.....Apple whored the media on this one
Yea
Yea - March 29, 2016 at 6:03pm
What?!?!?! FBI simply asked for assistance. Apple is the one who made it a big deal bro......they sensationalized the issue via media
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Nitro Junkie
Nitro Junkie - March 29, 2016 at 7:54pm
In the beginning Apple assisted them and offered alternatives. The FBI and government are the ones that made it a big deal by bringing it to the medias attention. Get your damn facts straight. How about the fbi having the shooters iCloud password changed without asking Apple for help first. It could have all been resolved then by accessing an iCloud backup. The FBI knew they screwed up so they tried to throw all the blame on Apple and tried to make them bow to their commands.
Nitro Junkie
Nitro Junkie - March 29, 2016 at 7:56pm
Read the court documents and get your facts straight.
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paulMOGG
paulMOGG - March 29, 2016 at 2:06pm
Ok so after reading the comments here I believe that there are some people who have strange things to say about what's going on without even knowing what is really happening ...so I suggest we all appreciate how this has ended now and thank apple for standing up for the people of the world and our security wherever we live please remember this doesn't only effect Americans it effects us all over the planet ...thank you
clown
clown - March 29, 2016 at 2:03pm
Yea so should the repeated bugs not be brought. Probably makes the bugs, so find all the holes so you can Jb.
clown
clown - March 29, 2016 at 2:01pm
Back door, blahh blahh. They got in your secure phones, that not secure after all. Most likely will sue for reverse engineering. Their are most likely concerned about profits only.
PoorMan
PoorMan - March 29, 2016 at 12:31pm
Mrs. Cook just wanted to be Exclusive, he just doesn't give his back door to just anybody...get that thru your head...yes that head.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - March 29, 2016 at 12:41pm
Or he does what we all respect him for doing! Get that through your soul! Yes that soul!
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dicey
dicey - March 29, 2016 at 6:36am
don't be silly. this isn't about a terrorist case. it's about privacy. the terrorism thing was total bullshit all along -- they could have gotten into the phone from day 1, as many security experts have explained, through pretty common techniques. this is about the FBI wanting your phone to work for them, and not for you. don't give up your liberties so goddamn enthusiastically.
Yea
Yea - March 29, 2016 at 7:18am
Dude don't give me that privacy crap. Ur privacy is gone..ask China. U think FBI had political intentions? Apple here has the political angle on this. To smear the FBI on something the FBI had legitimate reasons to ask apple to unlock the phone. FBI did not yell and scream at Apple to unlock ALL the damn phones in this country. Just one.....there is no such thing as absolute privacy. No such thing its a pipe dream.
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