In the San Barnadino case, FBI could have managed to unlock the shooters iPhone after much difficulty successfully however FBI themselves admit it was not an easy task for them. A little over a million dollar was spent to safeguard the data stored in iPhone of the shooter and recover it correctly.
FBI also filed a case against Apple in the justice court seeking their help in decrypting their locked devices. A similar case of drug dealer came recently using an iPhone 5c device. FBI has been trying to press Apple towards helping them in unlocking their devices. They have been trying to press criminal charges on tech companies refusing to help them with their plan of action however earlier president Obama and now court refused to support them.
Apple has shown no interest towards multiple requests from FBI and now DOJ (Department of justice) for unlocking their devices. FBI cleared its stance that the patch developed for unlocking the shooters iPhone may not be helpful for all Apple devices.
The recent iPhone cases in USA seem to have heated up the issue. The major concern rising towards a debate is the security of the people with tech giants like Apple not willing to compromise on their terms where will the lawmakers go? They reasonably find no place to hide or find an arguable way to unlock the device for gaining the access of the unlawful data. These incidents and lack of support are creating loopholes in the system. Criminals may find it easier to plot their game knowing the fact, how safe their data is. It is going nowhere in wrong hands of anybody and if at all it does, the added layer of security will not let it get penetrated.
