The FBI has Kelley’s iPhone, retrieved after he shot a congregation in Sutherland Springs, Tex., killing 25 people before he was killed. A search warrant allowing investigators access has been executed. The phone was flown to FBI headquarters in Quantico, Va., for analysis but so far a forensics team has been unable to unlock the phone.
Their efforts — if prolonged — could resurface a fight between law enforcement, tech companies and privacy advocates over whether the government should get a back-door key to unlocking widely used consumer devices. The FBI has argued it needs to be able to override the phones’ encryption to uncover criminals’ tracks. Tech companies, including iPhone-maker Apple, have countered doing so would make all individuals more vulnerable to hackers.
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