Judge in similar Apple-cracking case rules against feds

Published February 29, 2016 11:35pm ET



A New York judge has sided with Apple, saying the Justice Department cannot force the tech giant to unlock an iPhone for a drug case.

U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein ruled late Monday that the federal government should not have access to the users’ data, according to a report.

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