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Title: News: New York bill would force Apple to build a ‘back door’ into iPhone encryption
Post by: HCK on January 14, 2016, 09:00:29 pm
News: New York bill would force Apple to build a ‘back door’ into iPhone encryption

The New York State Assembly is presently considering a new bill that would require Apple and other smartphone manufacturers to build “back doors” into their devices which would allow them to decrypt data upon request from law enforcement, according to a new report by Onthewire. New York state bill A8093, originally drafted last June, would require that any smartphone manufactured on or after Jan. 1, 2016 that is “sold or leased in…

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