Views on the Apple Encryption Debate and Where the FBI Goes Now From Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Fred H. Cate

Bloomberg BNA:

Will the FBI use the iPhone vulnerability in other cases and if so do they have the legal authority to do so?

Fred Cate:

I think it is a certainty that FBI will use the hacking tool in other cases. If they have an ability to get data they will use it. And from their point of view, it would be criminal not to collect data on suspected terror threats. If you are fighting for the security of the country and can access data, why would you not use all available avenues?

As for legal authority, they have ...