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APRIL 14, 2016

In order to access the San Bernardino terrorist’s locked iPhone, the FBI reportedly called on the help of professional hackers. Sources explained that the researchers who helped the FBI specialize in exposing security vulnerabilities in software and were paid a one-time flat fee for their services.

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MARCH 24, 2016

A media outlet in Israel is reporting that an Israeli company has been tasked with helping the FBI gain access into the iPhone owned by one of the shooters in last year’s San Bernardino shooting. As the FBI continued to conduct its own research and as a result of the worldwide publicity and attention on this case, others outside the U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2017

FBI Director James Comey discussed cybersecurity issues at a Boston College cybersecurity conference this week, highlighting that Americans should let go of their expectations of “absolute privacy.”. There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America; there is no place outside of judicial reach,” Comey made clear to the crowd.

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APRIL 22, 2016

FBI Director James Comey confirmed on Thursday (April 21) that the agency spent more than his salary over the next seven year and four month in order to gain access into the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, Reuters reported. million over the remainder of his job — figures from both the FBI and the U.S.

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