Bill to force Apple & others to decrypt devices reaches draft stage, but senator vows filibuster<div class="feat-image">
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<p>A proposed law that would force Apple and other tech companies to decrypt devices for law enforcement agencies has reached the stage of <a href="
http://www.burr.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/BAG16460.pdf" target="_blank">a draft bill[/url] – but one Senator has vowed to <a href="
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster" target="_blank">filibuster[/url] it. A filibuster is when a parliamentarian makes a lengthy, uninterrupted speech which results in running out of time to debate the bill, causing it to fail.</p>
<p>The Senate Intelligence Committee first proposed to introduce the bill <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/18/penalize-tech-companies-for-not-decrypting-devices/" target="_blank">in February[/url], and the <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/tag/fbi/" target="_blank">FBI[/url] lent its <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/06/fbi-unlocked-iphone-without-apples-help-method/" target="_blank">support[/url] by briefing two sponsoring senators. However, many lawmakers oppose the bill, and it has been <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/07/white-house-fbi-apple/" target="_blank">reported[/url] that the White House will not publicly support it.</p>
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<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11425454/feinstein-burr-encryption-bill-wyden-filibuster" target="_blank">The Verge[/url] now reports that one senator has pledged to filibuster the bill if it gets as far as a Senate debate …</p>
<p> <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/14/encryption-bill-senate-filibuster/#more-427317" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
Filed under: <a href='
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http://9to5mac.com/category/tech-industry/'>Tech Industry[/url] Tagged: <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/apple/'>Apple[/url], <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/congress/'>Congress[/url], <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/encryption/'>Encryption[/url], <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/fbi/'>FBI[/url], <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/filibuster/'>Filibuster[/url], <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/iphone/'>iPhone[/url], <a href='
http://9to5mac.com/tag/san-bernardino/'>San Bernardino[/url], <a href='
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Bill to force Apple & others to decrypt devices reaches draft stage, but senator vows filibuster
