After a lengthy battle, the FBI released a statement on Tuesday saying it won't share the iPhone unlocking mechanism it used in unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's device. While FBI has coordinated with a contractor to open the encrypted iPhone, it argued that the agency doesn't own the mechanism.
On Thursday, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey revealed the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job.
Apple will pay $24.9 million to Dynamic Advances, which claim that Apple’s Siri violate a patent licensed to the company. The settlement was made one month after the case is due to trial.
Silicon Valley giants continue to support Apple. After the tech giant said that the encryption bill is unworkable, other companies echoed Apple's statements.
