[jotux]

Comey in testimony today:

"Whatever the judge's decision is in California ... will be instructive for other courts, and there may well be other cases that involve the same kind of phone and the same operating system"

It's a little strange for him to dismiss the notion that this will set a precedent because it will just be for one phone and then imply that this case will set a precedent for other phones.

[acqq]

> It's a little strange for him to dismiss the notion that this will set a precedent

Here's the report that he confirmed the precedent:

"Comey told a congressional panel" "that a final court ruling" "would be “potentially precedential” in other cases where the agency might request similar cooperation from technology companies."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-congress-...