In case you slept through the Apple iPhone All Writs Act controversy that exploded onto the scene in February, here’s what you need to know to handle your next cocktail party conversation. And, you want to know, because the underlying issues are not going away.
It started with a Federal Court in California ordering Apple to create software for the FBI that would defeat a core iPhone security feature that deletes all data on an iPhone after ten incorrect password attempts. The order relied on power the court felt it had relying on a Revolutionary War era statue called the All Writs Act (AWA).
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