| Cult of Mac

How much did FBI’s iPhone hack cost taxpayers?

By

Hacking the iPhone 5c probably cost the FBI more than $1 million.
Hacking the iPhone 5c probably cost the FBI more than $1 million.
Photo: Apple

The FBI may soon be forced to reveal how much money it spent to hack into the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone 5c last year.

FBI Director James Comey told the public that his agency paid “more than I will make in the remainder of this job” to unlock the device after Apple refused to help. Now a group of news organizations have asked a judge to force the government to show exactly how much it cost taxpayers.

Gannett To Provide Journos ‘Thousands’ of iPhone 4S Handsets and iPad 2s

By

Photo by SimonQ錫濛譙 - http://flic.kr/p/afHK8d
Photo by SimonQ錫濛譙 - http://flic.kr/p/afHK8d

Can Apple save print journalism? That’s the question in our minds upon learning the parent company of USA Today has hoarded thousands of iPhones and iPods to provide newsrooms in January. The aim is to help journalists focus on a faster news cycle, including increased use of video to tell stories.