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Apple Tells Judge It Can’t Unlock New iPhones

Posted on October 21, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Joe Palazzolo reports:

Apple Inc. told a federal judge that it “would be impossible” to access user data on a locked iPhone running one of the newer operating systems, but that it could likely help the government unlock an older phone.

In a brief filed late Monday, the company said “in most cases now and in the future” it will be unable to assist the government in unlocking a password-protected iPhone.

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