Apple's battle with FBI rages as local tech professionals watch.

APPLE Inc.; UNITED States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; IPHONE (Smartphone); SAN Bernardino Shootings, Calif., 2015; TEEL Technologies (Company); ACQUISITION of data; DESPOTISM; SECURITY systems

The article discusses technology company Apple Inc.'s legal battle with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation over access to an iPhone owned by a suspect in the 2015 San Bernardino, California shootings as local technology professionals weigh in on the issue as of March 2016. Topics include Teel Technologies' collaboration with government agencies to retrieve smartphone data, the support received by Apple from other companies and concerns over government agencies' abuse of power.