Published 10:55 IST, January 15th 2020
Trump lashes out at Apple for refusing to unlock phones used by criminals
Donald Trump berated tech giant Apple for refusing to unlock iPhones of criminals while benefiting in the trade sector with the help of the government.
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US President Donald Trump on December 14 berated tech giant Apple for refusing to unlock iPhones of criminals while benefiting in tre sector with help of government. According to reports, Trump's tweet on Apple came amid ongoing investigation revolving around shooting of three US citizens by a Saudi Air Force officer at American Naval station located in Pensacola, Florida. On December 13, US attorney general William Barr called shooting incident an 'act of terrorism'.
Apple cant access password-protected data
According to reports, Apple stated that it cant access password-protected data on an iPhone, ding that it will have to build a specific tool to access data. Tim Cook-led company does give data available on its cloud servers to authorities. se data includes data such as backed-up messs. tech giant did t respond to Trump's tweet. It also rejected claim that company was t providing assistance.
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According to reports, Apple said that it h given a lot of data to people investigating case such as iCloud backups, account information etc. company furr ded that federal authorities did t ask m to unlock iPhones until January 6 with ar request sent on January 8.
A representative of Department of Justice stated that a judge h given permission to DOJ to access terrorists' mobile phones, ding that Apple was company who designed iPhones and installed encryption in m. She also said that it is a rmal request from ir side if Apple will help m or t.
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Pensacola shooting
shooting took place on December 6, 2019, at US Naval station. According to reports, shooter claimed three lives and injured several ors. assailant was eventually put down by Escambia County sheriff deputies after y arrived at crime scene. According to reports, on January 13, 2020, DOJ classified shooting an act of terrorism. gunman, identified as Mohammed Alshamrani was receiving flight training at Pensacola Naval Air station. shooter was availing basic aviation, initial pilot training and English classes at Pensacola base since 2017.
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10:55 IST, January 15th 2020