Apple has been given more time to respond to a
Department of Justice order to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
unlocking iPhone used by the
perpetrators of last year's terror attacks in California, sources said
Thursday.
Apple's response in court will now be due February 26 instead of
Tuesday.
Federal Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym who on February 16 granted
the DOJ's request for an order demanding Apple assist the FBI had originally
given the company five(5) business days to respond.
United State magistrate's order that Apple
help the FBI access an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists
is "chilling" and is essentially asking the U.S. tech giant to
"hack" its own users, Chief Executive Tim Cook said earlier this week.
In a letter to customers on Wednesday, Cook said he opposes a
"dangerous" court order.
"The United States government has demanded that Apple take
an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose
this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand,"
Cook said.
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