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NY Judge Rules In Favor Of Apple In Government Request For iPhone Data
In a New York case, Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled in favor of Apple, denying a government request for information on an iPhone. Orenstein had paused the request to allow Apple to file in opposition of the order because it involved the broad interpretation of a law that has been used to force private companies to comply with requests for user information.
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As it should be.
I imagine this is going to set up a Supreme Court showdown, with the current 4-4 split, I worry it'll be a 4-4 vote and that means multiple districts will have different laws. I also worry that congress despite showing some backbone yesterday will vote against privacy and block encryption without back doors in the future.