US judge compares forcing Apple to bypass password to providing execution drugs

Justice Department asking Apple to access user's data is comparable to asking a drug company to administer a lethal injection, US judge says

Asking Apple to bypass an iPhone's password protection to hand over personal information to the US government is the equivalent of "asking a drug company to administer a lethal injection", a judge has said.

The Obama administration requested that Apple bypass passwords in a case involving an iPhone 5S and a closed investigation that is being conducted by the FBI and the US Drug Enforcement Administration but has unfolded into a war between a judge and the Obama's Justice Department over encryption.