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The official FBI seal is seen on an iPhone camera screen outside the agency's headquarters. With help from a third party, the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of San Bernardino shooters.

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The Next Apple-FBI Question: Who Can Know How The iPhone Was Hacked?

12:33pm April 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

A third party helped the FBI unlock a phone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Should Apple know how they managed to hack the phone or can the third party sell that information?

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FBI Director James Comey says the third-party technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone

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Apple-FBI: The Theories And Mysteries Of The San Bernardino iPhone

8:00am April 16, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

It's looking increasingly unlikely that the FBI will tell Apple how it got inside the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. Speculation continues to surround the technique and its results.

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., have introduced encryption legislation.

The Next Encryption Battleground: Congress

2:14pm April 14, 2016

by David Welna

The top Republican and top Democrat on the Senate intelligence panel are floating a bill that would mandate cooperation in encryption cases, but critics say it creates a dangerous "back door."

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New York police officers monitor a pro-encryption demonstration at an Apple store in February.

Apple-Justice Department Standoff Over iPhone Access Goes On, In New York

7:19pm April 08, 2016

The Department of Justice says it will keep pressing for Apple's help unlocking a different iPhone seized in a drug investigation in New York.

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FBI To Help Arkansas Prosecutor Unlock iPhone Linked To Murder Case

8:31am March 31, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

Once the FBI announced that it had unlocked the iPhone of one of the shooters involved in the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., the bureau received other requests for assistance.

Apple and Google have been asked to unlock cell phones since at least 2008.

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Apple, Google Ordered To Unlock Smartphones Since At Least 2008

12:14pm March 30, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

New court records obtained by the ACLU show how the fight between Apple and the FBI in San Bernardino is one of many cases in which the government has asked tech companies to help unlock cellphones.

Brittney Mills (center) stands with her mother, Barbara (left), daughter, Kamille, and a family friend at her baby shower days before Brittney was killed.

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Mom Asks: Who Will Unlock Murdered Daughter's iPhone?

9:25am March 30, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

The FBI says it's unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. A district attorney in Baton Rouge, La., is hopeful the FBI will share its master key for an iPhone in a murder case.

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A protester supporting Apple in its battle against the FBI holds up an iPhone that reads "No Entry" outside an Apple store in New York on Feb. 23.

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Apple Vs. The FBI: The Unanswered Questions And Unsettled Issues

4:29pm March 29, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The FBI isn't saying if it can reuse its mystery digital crowbar to unlock other iPhones. The standoff is likely to be replayed as new technologies become a growing element of criminal investigations.

Fred Kaplan was a reporter for The Boston Globe for about 20 years. He is also the author of The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War.

From Reagan's Cyber Plan To Apple Vs. FBI: 'Everything Is Up For Grabs'

3:47pm March 22, 2016

Fred Kaplan, author of Dark Territory, traces the history of cyber defense into the current heated debate between the FBI and Apple over the encryption of the iPhone.

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The Delay In The FBI's Clash With Apple: What Does It Mean?

10:34am March 22, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The FBI is testing a new tool that may allow it to crack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters without Apple's help. Its success or failure could have major legal implications.