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An FBI win could lead iOS users to reject updates and tech companies to leave the USA, says Lavabit

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<p>The implications of the FBI forcing Apple to create a compromised version of iOS to break into an iPhone could be profound, argues Lavabit – an encrypted email company that closed its service rather than comply with an FBI demand to hand over its encryption key. Company founder Ladar Levison (above) was found to be in contempt of court when he refused to hand over the key in 2013.</p>
<p>Lavabit is the latest of more than <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/03/over-40-companies-to-back-apple-in-court-battle-over-iphone-encryption-backdoors-rival-samsung-remains-undecided/" target="_blank">40 companies and organizations[/url] to file an <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/03/apple-fbi-twitter-airbnb-support/" target="_blank">amicus brief[/url] in <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/02/aclu-apple-fbi-amicus-briefs/" target="_blank">support of Apple[/url], reports <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/07/apple-vs-fbi-lavabit-warns-fbis-extraordinary-action-may-drive-us-businesses-offshore/" target="_blank">TechCrunch[/url].</p>
<p>It warns that iPhone and iPad users may reject future iOS updates, which would leave security holes unplugged.</p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">If the government is successful, however, many consumers may not be as trustful of these updates because of a fear (actual or imagined) that the updates will contain malware to provide a backdoor into the data on their iPhones. The result is that fewer people will automatically accept the automatic updates and the overall security of iPhones across the country will suffer.</span></p>

<p>But the effects of a ruling against Apple could go even further, the company suggests …</p>
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