Sep 27, 2016
Federal officials on Monday dropped their legal fight against Apple after unlocking the iPhone used by an assailant in last year's San Bernardino terror attack, leaving unsettled a vexing debate over privacy and security amid rapid advances in technology.
Apple struck a defiant tone Monday evening, saying in a statement that the “backdoor” into its phones sought by prosecutors “would set a dangerous precedent.... This case should never have been brought.”
The company also underscored the crucial questions at the heart of the case, urging “a national conversation about our civil liberties, and our collective security and privacy.”
