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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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    Apple v. FBI's iPhone Unlock Battle
    1. 1:49Obama's Last-ditch Plan to Close Gitmo
    2. 8:48Does the FBI Need a Back Door to Your Data?You’re reading this
    3. 43:52Britain Debates Leaving the European Union
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Kim Zetter

      investigative reporter covering cybersecurity and hacking

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      Christopher Soghoian

      ACLU

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      Susan Hennessey

      Brookings Institution / Lawfare

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Apple v. FBI's iPhone Unlock Battle
    1. 1:49Obama's Last-ditch Plan to Close Gitmo
    2. 8:48Does the FBI Need a Back Door to Your Data?You’re reading this
    3. 43:52Britain Debates Leaving the European Union
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