22-03-2016 01:23 via uk.news.yahoo.com

U.S. asks to cancel Apple encryption hearing, may be able to access device

(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday asked a federal judge to cancel a Tuesday hearing in their legal battle to force Apple Inc to break into an encrypted iPhone, stating that they may have found another way to access the device, according to a court filing. The judge in the case, being handled in federal court in Riverside, California, scheduled a hearing for late afternoon on Monday to consider the request. The unexpected development in the high-profile case raised questions as to whether th
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