If you want to see what a world with built-in backdoors looks like should congress rule on the side of the FBI, look no further than Microsoft. One of the key points to Apple’s argument — and what made the hearing necessary in the first place — is its inability to decrypt the iPhone. Knowing this, the FBI instead sought Apple’s help in modifying iOS to disable a feature that would wipe the phone after 10 failed password attempts. The battle is on-going. But, what if Apple did have a key for every encrypted iPhone? The conflict would basically hinge on Apple’s…
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