The Justice Department took their case about hacking into a terrorist iPhone against Apple back because they had found another way to hack into a terrorist’s iPhone. The solution to get into the iPhone of Syed Farook who carried out, along with his wife, the San Bernardino attack came from an anonymous person. They killed 14 people and injured 22 others. The government needed the code to access only one phone, but Apple said that asking for one code would create a way to get to all devices of that type.

The fact that the Justice Dep. had found another way to get into the iPhone, without Apple’s help, proves that their security isn’t as strong as we think it is. However, Apple says that they will continue to help the government with other criminal investigations that don’t conflict with their customers’ privacy.