Apple develops new security measures which would make it impossible to access an iPhone locked with a password, according to the The New York Times.
The newspaper said that if Apple succeeds in upgrading the security measures, experts assume that it would pose a huge technical challenge for the FBI and other agencies, even if the U.S. government wins its current case against the California-based company.
The U.S. government requests the help of Apple to unlock an iPhone which was used by one of the perpetrators in the terrorist attack which occurred in San Bernadino, California, in December where 14 people were killed and 22 injured.
The FBI has the mobile phone but is unable to access the data. Thus, it has asked Apple to develop a new version of its operating system to evade the security functions.
Last week, a U.S. federal judge ordered Apple to collaborate with the FBI, however the company refuses to comply.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday in an interview with TV broadcaster ABC that “the safety of the public is incredibly important.”
He also said that the protection of people’s data is also incredibly important, and insisted that agreeing to the request made by the FBI “could expose people to incredible vulnerabilities.”