Weekly Web Roundup: FBI v. Apple

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Mar. 24, 2016

Iranian computer hackers have been indicted by the feds… at the same time the feds invite other hackers to crack open an iPhone. We discuss that and more in our weekly web chat with Xeni Jardin.

Credits

Guest:
Xeni Jardin - BoingBoing.net - @xeni

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Laura Swisher

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