Authorities just served Apple a warrant for the Texas church shooter’s iPhone

Authorities are continuing to investigate the mass shooting that left 26 people dead and 20 others wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, two weeks ago.

Now, the San Antonio Express-News reports that Texas rangers have served Apple warrants for files stored on the shooter’s iPhone and his iCloud account. They’ve also obtained a warrant for files stored on a second mobile phone (made by LG) that was found at the scene of the shooting. 

Apple’s own legal process guidelines for iCloud state that the company will provide material to law enforcement agencies when it’s requested using a search warrant. But the company notably has a much different set of policies concerning files on a person’s encrypted iPhone. Read more…

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