The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
Federal investigators in Guam believed the devices held evidence that would help prove individuals handling the island’s Covid unemployment assistance program were part of a plot to steal funds.
There was no imminent risk to life and limb, which is the usual excuse for this kind of overreach. Just your run-of-the-mill fraud investigation.
There was no imminent risk to life and limb, which is the usual excuse for this kind of overreach. Just your run-of-the-mill fraud investigation.