Good News In FBI Vs. Apple Case

RULING AFFIRMS RIGHT TO ENCRYPT …

We’ve written several times now on the big battle brewing between the federal government and tech giant Apple.

This is a major case … featuring some tall tales being told by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is trying to force Apple to provide it with a universal encryption key capable of unlocking all iPhones, iPads and iPods.

As lovers of liberty, we adamantly oppose the government’s effort to bypass such a fundamental privacy protection …

So does U.S. magistrate judge James Orenstein of New York – who ruled against the government this week in a similar case involving efforts to compel Apple to “assist” another criminal investigation.

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