Officials also could have asked for data from Kelley's iCloud online storage account if he had one. If Apple receives a warrant or court order, it will give law enforcement authorities iCloud data, as well as the keys needed to decrypt it. If an iPhone user backs up an iPhone using iCloud, the online data can contain texts, photographs and other information from the phone. The first Reuters source said the FBI had yet to ask as of Wednesday for assistance unlocking the device. The FBI has criticized Apple for how difficult it is to obtain data from its devices when they are locked.

Source: dna November 09, 2017 06:33 UTC