By John Brandon
The DOJ has closed its case against Apple and found a way to unlock the iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorist. Now the real debate begins about how to protect U.S. citizens and maintain our civil rights.
The U.S. government announced today that investigators found a way to hack into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorist late last year.
According to most reports, a third party security expert stepped forward and helped the FBI read the encrypted data required for their investigation.
This was a landmark case that involved, for the first time ever, the most powerful company in tech (or at least the most popular and the most well-known) against the most powerful nation in the world. It was a case that would have likely ended up in the Supreme Court, but will certainly set the stage for more discussions.