[Sicon]

From your link: "The iPhone is the property of the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health where the attacker worked"

So, in this case, the phone belongs to a third party - government, no less. I see no reason why they shouldn't be able to see what's in it. If only all public "servants" were held to the same standard...

[DiogenesLamp]

So, in this case, the phone belongs to a third party - government, no less. I see no reason why they shouldn't be able to see what's in it. If only all public "servants" were held to the same standard...

One could even say that Apple was refusing to cooperate in the return of stolen property, meaning the information contained on that phone before the terrorist stole it. :)

That is, one could say this if one wanted to be a legal technicality hair-splitting Son of a B*tch.

[StAnDeliver]

"From your link: "The iPhone is the property of the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health where the attacker worked"

Exactly. And how much of this info is already in their iCloud account anyway? It's not Silicon Valley but surely San Bernardino had some sort of backup protocol.