The Cupertino firm is in the middle of another major investigation in which the unlocking of two iPhones is taking center stage. The events in this case occurred at the Pensacola (Florida) military base on December 6, 2019 with a balance of three US sailors killed and eight wounded, an attack that is considered jihadist ideology by the United States Attorney General, William Barr.
In this attack, the main accused is Mohammed Ashamrani, a Saudi air force lieutenant who was killed by the police on the same day of the attack and was in possession of an iPhone which he is trying to unlock in order to obtain as much information as possible. From Apple they reaffirm that they are offering all the information required by the competent authorities, in addition they distance themselves from the voices that accuse them of not wanting to cooperate on the research.
Apple's statement on this matter is clear and concise and explains that they have always responded to the legal requests that the police demanded of them. Data has even been added about iCloud backups of the person responsible for the attacks and all kinds of information as well as account data. This release accessed by the Cult of Mac medium is clear and argues Apple's cooperation at all times with the country's authorities on the research:
We have the utmost respect for law enforcement and have always worked cooperatively to assist in investigations. When the FBI asked us for information related to this case a month ago, we gave them all the data we had in our possession and we will continue to do so with the data we have available. We responded to every request with the utmost speed, often within hours, sharing information with the FBI in Jacksonville, Pensacola and New York. The inquiries and sending of all the information was handed over to the researchers. In each case, we responded with all the information we had available.
So that in Cupertino they stay away from all criticism they are getting about the case clearly explaining all the steps they took to share the information with the police, FBI and others. Obviously always taking into account their own rules on privacy, something that is constantly running into the North American authorities.