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Does the FBI Need a Back Door to Your Data?

The FBI demands that Apple provide access to a dead terrorist Syed Farook's iPhone, which might contain evidence in December's deadly attack in San Bernardino. But Apple says the privacy of every other iPhone user could be lost forever, and it's challenging the power of government in the Era of Smart Phones.

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By Warren Olney • Feb 23, 2016 • 34m Listen

The FBI demands that Apple provide access to a dead terrorist Syed Farook's iPhone, which might contain evidence in December's deadly attack in San Bernardino. But Apple says the privacy of every other iPhone user could be lost forever, and it's challenging the power of government in the Era of Smart Phones. Complicating the issue, the FBI is using a law passed about the time that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. We update the case in more ways than one.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    KCRW

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    Kim Zetter

    investigative reporter covering cybersecurity and hacking

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