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Ill-conceived California phone decryption bill defeated

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:25 pm16 Comments

A national debate over smartphone encryption arrived in Sacramento on Tuesday as legislators defeated a bill…

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch backs U.S. government overreach on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Friday, March 11, 2016 5:37 pm66 Comments

As the iPhone unlocking case becomes more heated, United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch went on late night television…

California bill would force makers to disable encryption on all phones

Thursday, March 10, 2016 5:35 pmThursday, March 10, 201640 Comments

A new California State Assembly bill would ban default encryption features on all smartphones…

Proposed California bill looks to outlaw sale of encrypted smartphones

Thursday, January 21, 2016 11:00 amThursday, January 21, 201648 Comments

Despite the state’s deep tech roots, California’s legislature is considering banning devices that come with unbreakable encryption…

Proposed New York State bill looks to outlaw sale of encrypted smartphones

Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:06 pmThursday, January 21, 201643 Comments

A proposed bill in New York seeks to require that all smartphones sold in the state can be decrypted…

Apple CEO Tim Cook lashes out at Obama administration over encryption, bemoans White House lack of leadership

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:07 pm36 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook lashed out at the high-level delegation of Obama administration officials, criticizing the White House for a lack of leadership…

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