Here's why the FBI forcing Apple to break into an iPhone is a big deal
Apple,FBI,National Security,General News
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When U.S. Magistrate Sheri Pym ruled that Apple must help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings, the tech world shuddered.
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