The Apple vs FBI tug of war has dominated headlines in recent weeks; i t all came to a head in February, when a California judge ordered Apple to help the FBI to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters of San Bernardino; Apple quickly announced his opposition, and later filed a formal motion to the court requesting that the application be abandoned.
The FBI said that this is a unique case, but they demanded a way to circumvent encryption before the attacks of San Bernardino same place. For a time it seemed that the FBI had the upper hand: the court of public opinion was first in their favor. But the procedure has increased, support for Apple grew. Now it seems that the battle is over before officially begun. The FBI announced that it was able to unlock the iPhone without Apple's help, a stunning reversal of their application before Apple and only Apple had the exclusive ability to access phone data. But while this battle has been won, the war is not over. Apple and the FBI still disagree about encryption, and there are still ongoing litigation to resolve.
