Apple is refusing to help the FBI crack into a locked iPhone that belonged to San Bernardino Gunman Syed Rizwan Farook. The FBI is having trouble because after 10 failed passcode attempts the data on the phone is erased. The FBI wants a tool that offers them unlimited attempts to get into the phone. Apple considers this something to dangerous to create.
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