20 February 2016, 16:31 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On February 16, a California judge ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers after the agency was unable to do so. Apple refused to do so, citing privacy concerns.
"The interest of the victims is broader… On an emotional level, they have a desire for information: why did this happen? Why were they targeted?," Stephen Larson told NBC News on Monday.
Larson added he expected to file an amicus brief by early March.
Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained the FBI had asked Apple to build a new version of the iPhone operating system and software that would allow authorities to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession through a "back door."
On December 2, US-born Syed Rizwan Farook and his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik — attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino killing 14 people and injuring more than two dozen others.
