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Over 40 companies to back Apple in court battle over iPhone encryption backdoors, rival Samsung remains undecided

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<p>Apple and the FBI are set to start its court battle for the San Bernardino case in a couple of weeks, March 22nd. In support for Apple’s position, over 40 companies, organizations and individuals will file amicus briefs later today to rally against the government order for Apple to compromise its own iPhone security measures. Facebook, Google, Dropbox, Microsoft, Snapchat and more will sign on to briefs in the case, according to sources.</p>
<p>Via The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/technology/tech-rallies-to-apples-defense-but-not-without-some-hand-wringing.html?_r=0), support was not immediate. Company execs were initially worried about the consequences on the industry if Apple lost out to the FBI. Bloomberg reports Samsung supports the idea of encryption but will not commit to file an amicus brief for its smartphone rival, the Samsung statement said it remains undecided (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/samsung-echoes-apple-s-arguments-on-importance-of-user-privacy) on its court position …</p>
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