Conflict of interest: A US judge has expressed doubt that the government can compel Apple to do their work for them, namely unlocking a suspect's iPhone.
A US judge expressed strong doubts that he had the legal authority to order Apple Inc to access data on a locked iPhone that was seized as part of a federal investigation.
"What you're asking them to do is do work for you," US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein told government attorneys at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court.
