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Apple battle deepens with FBI over iPhone encryption

Apple battle deepens with FBI over iPhone encryption

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling in intense public broadsides, smartphone maker Apple and the Justice Department are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge's order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone in a sensational terrorism case. Both sides are framing their statements in ways that foreshadow the high-profile legal arguments that pit digital privacy rights against national security interests — and could affect millions of cellphone users.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling in intense public broadsides, smartphone maker Apple and the Justice Department are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge's order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone in a sensational terrorism case. Both sides are framing their statements in ways that foreshadow the high-profile legal arguments that pit digital privacy rights against national security interests — and could affect millions of cellphone users.…