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FAQ: Everything you need to know about Apple, encryption, and the FBI

There's a lot of information going around the internet about Apple, encryption, and what the FBI wants. Here's everything you need to know. Apple's privacy, security and encryption policies are getting quite a bit of air time and column space this week after company CEO Tim Cook's open letter on privacy. If you're not sure what's going on, why Apple's refusing the FBI, or what's at stake, we've got you covered: Read on, and we'll tell you everything you need to know about the situation. So Tim Cook wrote a letter about privacy? He did. You can find it at apple.com. Why did he do this? And on Apple's website? Over the past year, some officials inside U.S. law enforcement have been advocating for a "back door" into the encryption systems that Apple (and other tech companies) use to secure your data. This exploit would allow the government to more easily gather evidence that may exist on iPhones — messages, photos, location data, and more — and theoretically use it to take down...<br clear='all'/>

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