Apple helps FBI uncover car arson at protests

18 September 2020, 01:44 | Science and Health
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Apple provides FBI with data on iPhone owner from iCloud, who was detained on suspicion of setting fire to police cars at protests against police brutality in Seattle in May. Forbes writes about it.

On May 30, police told the FBI about a man who may have been involved in setting fire to two police vehicles.. The Bureau checked this information and found that the suspect was using an iPhone 7.

The FBI also identified the suspect - Kelly Jackson. The Bureau then filed a warrant with Apple, which provided federal agents with a wealth of potential evidence..

In Jackson's gallery, they found a screenshot with a list of " On these videos, because of the mask, the man's face was not visible, but on this day he took a selfie from the same phone and in the same clothes. This evidence was enough for Jackson to be arrested on suspicion of arson and possession of a Molotov cocktail..




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