War of words between Apple and Justice Department heats up

The war of words between the government and Apple heated up on Thursday after a new court filing by the Department of Justice.

The government said it believes concerns about "backdoor" to iPhone are overblown and the Cupertino-based company is preventing the execution of a lawful warrant.

"Apple’s rhetoric is not only false, but also corrosive of the very institutions that are best able to safeguard our liberty and our rights,” the DOJ wrote in the filing.

"Apple deliberately raised technological…