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FBI directed password reset that locked it out of shooter’s phone
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Data-on-killer-s-phone-accessible-only-with-6845608.phpThe FBI arguably set the stage for its controversial legal fight with Apple over unlocking access to the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook when it had the password to his iCloud account reset shortly after he took part in the December massacre that killed 14.
Not long after the Dec. 2 shootings, the FBI directed a San Bernardino County employee to reset Farook’s Apple ID, according to court documents and an FBI statement made over the weekend. The phone and the Apple account used by Farook, who was a county employee, were owned by the county.
The changes made to Farook’s settings shut down the possibility that his iPhone could be backed up to the tech company’s cloud storage and computing service iCloud after it was retrieved.
That means that any data on the phone — which the FBI hopes might provide additional clues in its investigation — is accessible only if Apple helps law enforcement unlock the smartphone. It’s that information the FBI is now seeking to obtain access to in federal court.
Not long after the Dec. 2 shootings, the FBI directed a San Bernardino County employee to reset Farook’s Apple ID, according to court documents and an FBI statement made over the weekend. The phone and the Apple account used by Farook, who was a county employee, were owned by the county.
The changes made to Farook’s settings shut down the possibility that his iPhone could be backed up to the tech company’s cloud storage and computing service iCloud after it was retrieved.
That means that any data on the phone — which the FBI hopes might provide additional clues in its investigation — is accessible only if Apple helps law enforcement unlock the smartphone. It’s that information the FBI is now seeking to obtain access to in federal court.
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