Reply to post: Re: FBI had paid approximately $1m for the crack

Did the FBI engineer its iPhone encryption court showdown with Apple to force a precedent? Yes and no, say DoJ auditors

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Re: FBI had paid approximately $1m for the crack

None of the above. The company had done a previous favor for the US Govt, but hadn't been paid yet for various reasons. That's the simplest explanation, so I'm calling it the most likely.

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