FBI

The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed the tech industry was a victory for Apple, which vehemently opposed a court order to unlock the device used by the San Bernardino shooter.

The FBI is going to test out the technique over the next two weeks and will report back to the court hearing the case.

The government had insisted until Monday that it had no way to access the phone used by one of the killers in the December massacre in San Bernardino, Calif.

Multiple Apple employees told the New York Times they would resist a direct order to create an encryption backdoor.

'While not all hacking incidents may result in a risk to safety, it is important that consumers take appropriate steps to minimize risk.'

The company is fighting the Justice Department over encryption standards.

The government said Apple 'deliberately raised technological barriers' to prevent execution of a warrant.

The rare display of unity and support from Apple's sometime-rivals showed the breadth of Silicon Valley's opposition to the government's anti-encryption effort, a position endorsed by the United Nations human rights chief.