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LiberalArkie

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Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:06 PM Mar 2016

Government is on a coast-to-coast phone-unlocking rampage



Right from the start, the current iPhone vs. FBI standoff has revolved around whether it was focused on unlocking one specific handset or setting a precedent that would allow the Justice Department to unlock any phone it wanted.

Well, if you wanted evidence that the government is using the All Writs Act to try and force Apple and Google to unlock a whole lot of smartphones around the U.S., look no further than the below infographic.

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Compiled by the ACLU and the ACLU of Massachusetts, the map is based on publicly-available documents filed with federal courts, concerning the government’s supposed “improper use of the All Writs Act to force Apple and Google to help unlock mobile devices and give law enforcement access to the data stored on them.”


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http://www.cultofandroid.com/79708/government-coast-cast-phone-unlocking-rampage/#more-420538
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Government is on a coast-to-coast phone-unlocking rampage (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2016 OP
^ Wilms Mar 2016 #1
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