Government still hopeful Apple will comply with court order to unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhone: Attorney General

Technology Mon Feb 29, 2016 | 3:59 PM EST Unlocking iPhone would leave millions exposed, Apple to tell Congress A man displays a protest message on his iPhone at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino, in Santa Monica, California, United States, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson A man displays a protest message on his iPhone at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in Reuters/Lucy Nicholson + Pieces of an iPhone are seen on a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Pieces of an iPhone are seen on a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook are pictured passing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in July 2014. REUTERS/US Customs and Border Protection Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook are pictured passing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in July 2014. Reuters/US Customs and Border Protection A man tries to repair an iPhone in a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz A man tries to repair an iPhone in a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz A man displays a protest message on his iPhone at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino, in Santa Monica, California, United States, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson A man displays a protest message on his iPhone at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in th... Reuters/Lucy Nicholson + Pieces of an iPhone are seen on a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Pieces of an iPhone are seen on a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz › Unlocking iPhone would leave millions exposed,WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would leave hundreds of millions of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) device owners vulnerable to cybercriminals and other hackers, the company's top lawyer is expected to tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday. In written testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee released on Monday, Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell reiterated the tech giant's stance that the FBI's request to help access the phone "would set a dangerous precedent for government intrusion on the privacy and safety of its citizens." ADVERTISEMENT (Reporting by Dustin Volz and Susan Heavey; Editing by Eric Beech)