Apple, Google routinely asked to help government access devices: ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday said it had identified 63 cases across the U.S. in which the federal government asked for a court order compelling Apple Inc or Google to help access devices seized during investigations. Representatives for the Justice Department and Apple declined to comment. A spokesman for Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc , declined to say how frequently it has cooperated with All Writs Act requests or orders, and how often it has contested them.