Apple chief executive Tim Cook said in an interview with ABC television that the company learned of the FBI request from the media. "I do not think it should have done so. Something so important to this country should be treated differently, "he said. But according to the BBC, a source close to the investigation said that Cook's words were not true, since Apple's legal team was the first he had heard about the FBI plan. Officially, the FBI announced that it had no intention to comment on the statements of Tim Cook.US media meanwhile reported that Apple is working on an update to the iPhone program, which will make it impossible to decode his manner proposed by the FBI.
According to experts, Apple is trying to solve thus offsetting the FBI's proposals, despite court orders.Reactions in the US have been different with regard to the question of whether Apple should help FBI or not and in some cities have organized small protests where people have asked the FBI not to touch their phones.