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Tech-educated congressman asks FBI to cease pressuring Apple into providing access

U.S. representative Ted Lieu has asked FBI director James Comey to withdraw the agency's requests for Apple to unlock and provide access to an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple has since opted to make a stand and is currently facing off both the FBI and Department of Justice with consumers and fans of the company looking to rally to show their support. Lieu warned Comey in a letter that should Apple support the FBI in this case, the move could have the potential to pave the way for more prosecutors to make similar demands to bypass encryption and security. "Using the court process and an antiquated law to coerce a private sector technology company is especially inappropriate in this situation because Congress has been actively debating the very issue of the appropriateness of mandating "back doors" and other ways to weaken encryption. Numerous Congressional committees, including the Oversight Committee, have held hearings on privacy and encryption issues...<br clear='all'/>

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