The FBI might be forced to reveal how much it costs to hack an iPhone

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About a year ago, Apple went head to head with the FBI over an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. The FBI wanted to force Apple to break into the handset by creating a backdoored version of iOS that would bypass the phone’s lockscreen. Apple wanted none of it, and a PR battle emerged between the two parties.

Ultimately, both won. Apple did not have to comply with the FBI’s requests, and the FBI got that handset unlocked by hiring an unnamed third-party to hack the handset.

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