The FBI is doing a great job of making sure your next iPhone is unhackable

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It's happening. The FBI's worst nightmare is coming true. Instead of using the tools at its disposal to break into an iPhone recovered from one of the terrorists who carried out the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California this past December, it tried to set a precedent. With the possibility of thwarting future terrorist attacks supporting its argument, the Bureau compelled a court to force Apple to provide it with tools that would allow investigators to hack into the iPhone. Apple appealed the court's decision though, and it took the fight public.

Now, this ongoing battle is having the worst possible outcome for the FBI: Mobile devices will be more difficult to break into than ever before in the coming months and years, as will mobile apps.

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