Apple tells court it would have to create “GovtOS” to comply with ruling

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On Thursday, Apple filed its formal legal response to the standoff between it and the Department of Justice.

Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook again reiterated the company’s firm commitment to privacy and its resolve to fight a new court order issued earlier this month. If the order stands up to legal challenges, Apple would be forced to create a new customized iOS firmware that would remove the passcode lockout on a seized iPhone as part of the ongoing San Bernardino terrorism investigation.

In a call with reporters on Thursday, Apple executives dubbed this customized iOS firmware a "government OS" and added that it would have to make an "FBI forensics lab" at its Cupertino headquarters.

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