Apple destroys government claim that it’s using encryption debate as a marketing tool

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When the DOJ filed its response brief last week, Apple attorneys didn't even try to hide their disgust. During a colorful conference call with reporters, Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell was quick to call the DOJ's accusations "offensive."

In addition to suggesting that Apple "has a different and sinister relationship with China", the DOJ also issued a thinly veiled threat indicating that it might seek to compel Apple to hand over the source code to iOS.

"In 30 years of practice," Sewell added, "I don't think I've seen a legal brief that was more intended to smear the other side with false accusations and innuendo, and less intended to focus on the real merits of the case."

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