The Washington Post, which first disclosed the miscount, cited unnamed officials as saying the real number was probably between 1,000 and 2,000. That fight last peaked in 2016, when the Justice Department obtained a court order requiring Apple to design a specialized operating system that would help the F.B.I. In March, the Justice Department’s inspector general issued a report finding that the F.B.I. “The government has long held discredited views about encryption,” Mr. Wyden wrote. is struggling with basic arithmetic — clearly it should not be in the business of dictating the design of advanced algorithms.”

Source: New York Times May 23, 2018 19:59 UTC