FBI Says Withholding Of IPhone Unlocking Details Is Supported By FOIA Exemptions

Mealey's (February 1, 2017, 3:25 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Jan. 31 motion in District of Columbia federal court, the Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks summary judgment of a suit in which three news organizations allege Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations, with the bureau asserting that it withheld certain details related to the unlocking of a terrorist’s smart phone out of national security concerns and to protect trade secrets of the vendor that unlocked the device (The Associated Press, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, No. 1:16-cv-01850, D. D.C.)....