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    Apple refused a court order to crack an iPhone in February

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    Timothy J. Seppala
    Timothy J. Seppala
    04.08.2016

    Now that the dust has (mostly) settled between the government and Apple over the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c, we're learning this isn't the first time the firm has objected to breaking into its smartphones. In February, a Boston magistrate tried getting the iPhone-maker to provide "reasonable assistance" in extracting information from an alleged gang member's handset, according to unsealed court documents obtained by Reuters. But, like in the case involving Syed Rizwan Farook's phone, the tech juggernaut didn't comply.