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The Government Wants Your Fingerprint to ­nlock Your Phone. Should that Be Allowed?


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In a Glendale case, the FBI wants the fingerprint of Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan so her iPhone can be unlocked.

Credit: Carolyn Kaster / AP

As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, federal officials were quietly waging a different encryption battle in a Los Angeles courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times
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