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New York Judge Supports Apple Arguments in Encryption Debate

Phenny Lynn Palec   |

Mar 01, 2016 08:13 AM EST

Tech giant Apple has finally got its long awaited ruling as a New York judge supported the tech firm in its ongoing battle against breaching security protocols embedded on its own product in order to hack a drug dealer's iPhone forUS investigators. The New York judge ruled that government enforcers are not allowed to force Apple to hack its own device in order to aid the ongoing criminal investigation.