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Apple Case Exposes Ongoing Government Rift Over Encryption Policy


Ron Burgundy
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File photo of FBI Director James Comey during a House Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill in WashingtonBy Joseph Menn and Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even as the Department of Justice battles Apple in court over access to encrypted data, the Obama administration remains split over backing requirements that tech manufacturers provide law enforcement with a "back door" into their products, according to a dozen people familiar with the internal debate. FBI Director James Comey and the DOJ - who are fighting to access an iPhone tied to the San Bernardino attacks – have long tried and failed to convince other departments to join the broader battle against unbreakable encryption, the current and former government officials said. Federal justice officials argue that strong encryption makes it harder to track criminals, a central contention in the iPhone case.




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