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Judge Rejects FBI Bid to Order Apple to Unlock Drug Dealer’s iPhone

HeadlineMar 01, 2016

In a victory for privacy advocates, a federal judge has rejected an FBI request to force Apple to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone. Monday’s ruling came hours before Apple and the Obama administration face off in a congressional hearing today over Apple’s refusal to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino massacre suspects in a separate case.

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