TechCrunch reports that local law enforcement has served Apple with a search warrant to retrieve information from an iPhone discovered at the scene of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Following a press conference revealing the discovery of two phones, one an iPhone, at the scene of the shooting, Apple reportedly reached out to offer technical assistance in unlocking the device, though the company claims law enforcement have yet to take them up on the offer. Meanwhile, Fortune reports the Justice Department may be looking to the annual approval process of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for legal authority to access encrypted data through "technical assistance" from companies such as Apple.
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