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takyon writes:

The Texas Rangers have served Apple a warrant for iPhone and iCloud data connected to the recent mass shooter Devin Patrick Kelley. However, it is unknown whether Kelley actually used iCloud to store data, and unlikely that Apple will be able or willing to help unlock the iPhone:

Texas Rangers investigating the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs have served a search warrant on Silicon Valley giant Apple Inc. and are seeking digital photos, messages, documents and other types of data that might have been stored by gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, who was found with an iPhone after he killed himself.

Court records obtained by the San Antonio Express-News show Texas Ranger Kevin Wright obtained search warrants on Nov. 9 for files stored on Kelley's iPhone, a second mobile phone found near his body and for files stored in Kelley's iCloud account — Apple's digital archive that can sync iPhone files.

The iCloud feature is an optional service. Obtaining such records, if they exist, directly from Apple could aid authorities investigating the worst mass shooting in modern Texas history. Apple's policy regarding iCloud content states that material may be provided to law enforcement agencies if they obtain search warrants.

In addition, the FBI may have already screwed it up.

Also at Engadget, BGR, and Fast Company.

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1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Texas Rangers" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division
3. "served Apple a warrant for iPhone and iCloud data" - http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Apple-served-with-search-warrant-in-Sutherland-12364230.php
4. "recent mass shooter" - https://soylentnews.org/breakingnews/article.pl?sid=17/11/06/0150211
5. "Apple's policy regarding iCloud content" - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelines-us.pdf
6. "the FBI may have already screwed it up" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/11/09/097253
7. "Engadget" - https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/19/texas-rangers-serve-apple-warrant-for-iphone-data/
8. "BGR" - http://bgr.com/2017/11/20/iphone-encryption-vs-police-apple-served-sutherland-springs-case/
9. "Fast Company" - https://www.fastcompany.com/40498367/apple-is-served-a-search-warrant-to-unlock-texas-church-gunmans-phone
10. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=23411

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