The hearing scheduled for Tuesday on the dispute that keeps the FBI with Apple was canceled today after federal authorities requested the suspension to test a possible method of access to the iPhone, sources told Efe Department of Justice.
In a document filed with a court in California , federal authorities said they believe they have found a possible method to access the mobile phone without requiring the collaboration of Apple, so asked to cancel the hearing in order to test whether this procedure is valid.
Was scheduled to be held today in federal court in Riverside an audience with the FBI and Apple for access to an iPhone (California) Syed Farook , one of the two authors of the shooting last December in the Californian city of San Bernardino that it caused 14 dead and is considered a terrorist act. The Justice Department spokeswoman, Melanie Newman, told Efe that the court "took the action for postponement" requested federal authorities.
In your written request, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) argued today that on March 20 a "third party" tried to federal authorities a "possible method to unlock iPhone Farook." "Tests are needed to determine whether it is a viable method that will not compromise the iPhone files Farook" added the document. The FBI said that, if feasible, will not help Apple in this case, which has led the technology company and federal authorities to face in court would be required.
To have the time needed for testing, the FBI requested that the hearing be canceled tomorrow, while he offered to deliver to the court a report on April 5. On the other hand, the spokesman for the Department of Justice , Melanie Newman said in a statement today that, although it should still check the possible method to unlock the iPhone without destroying files, the authorities are "cautiously optimistic."
"This is why we ask the court to give us time to explore this option. If this solution works, allow us to inspect the phone and continue the investigation of the terrorist attack, "the note added. For its part, the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook , said today at the launch of products that will not yield technology giant in the legal battle that kept the FBI.
"We need to decide as a country how much power should have the government on our data and our privacy," said Tim Cook, who said Apple has the "responsibility" to protect the data of its users. "We owe it to our customers and our country," he stressed the CEO of Apple.
Cook also said the iPhone is a "very personal device" in which many users see an 'extension' of themselves.
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