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scrannel OK, here's the game: Since there are videos online showing how to exploit (another) huge security hole in the iPhone's OS, there was never a chance the FBI (or a blind 12 year old) couldn't break into the phone. (Do a search). What the FBI was looking for was permission from Apple -- in others to make it legal. That never happened, so the FBI went ahead and did it anyway -- again, this was not a big deal (and in fact they probably had done it months ago). Since this has now created questions about Apple's security (it stinks) Apple had to posture they wanted the FBI to tell them "gosh, how did you do it?" Both Apple and the FBI know how.