The FBI Spent More Than $1 Million to Hack One Potentially Useless Phone

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<p>‘It t r s o t the FBI’s 11-ho r sol tio to its h ge p blic fight with Apple i ’t come cheap.</p>
<p>FBI irector James Comey sai o Th rs ay that the age cy pai more tha $1 millio to ame private-sector hackers for help i locki g the iPho e of o e of the Sa Ber ar i o shooters. The FBI first attempte to make Apple write software that wo l allow law e forceme t to lock the pho e q ickly, b t the compa y ref se a sai the req est co l co stit tio ally expa gover me t a thority. The case sparke a proar over igital privacy as well as a major co rt battle, which stoppe o ly whe the FBI a o ce it ha receive the hackers’ help a with rew its or er to Apple.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.motherjo es.com/mojo/2016/04/fbi-spe t-more-1-millio -hack-o e-pote tially- seless-pho e" target="_bla k">Rea more: The FBI Spe t More Tha $1 Millio to Hack O e Pote tially Useless Pho e</a></p>