New York judge backs Apple in encryption debate, says can’t force iPhone unlocking

Apple’s case against the FBI got a boost with a US judge in another case ruling that he could not force Apple to unlock an iPhone 5s. (Source: Reuters)
US government cannot force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge in Brooklyn said on Monday, a ruling that bolsters the company’s arguments in its landmark legal showdown with the Justice Department over encryption and privacy.
The government sought access to the phone in the Brooklyn case in October,