Battle Brews: Apple Refuses Court Order To Help FBI Hack iPhone

Apple publicly resisted a U.S. court order requiring the company to produce a modified version of iOS that would disable security features to allow the FBI to access an iPhone recovered from the San Bernardino shooter. CEO Tim Cook argued the requested tool would create a backdoor endangering user privacy and security, while technical commentary noted the specific iPhone model lacked a hardware Secure Enclave, making a software-based workaround feasible.