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Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by revscat on Friday March 04, 2016 @10:56AM (#11224542)
At this moment, it appears that the politics of the situation are shifting away from the FBI seeing a victory. Apple, Google, and other tech companies (AT&T excluded) are strongly opposed to the DOJ's interpretation of All Writs. Based on last week's hearings, Congress is either opposed or lukewarm (at best) to broadly interpreting it. And last week saw Ornstein's ruling come down pretty strongly against the government.

There may be new laws that eventually come out as a result of this, but for now I think smart money would be on betting against the FBI coming out on top in their current attempts to force Apple to unlock the San Bernadino murderer's iPhone 5.

It's a pleasant surprise to note that on this matter the system seems to be working.

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Re:Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants file legal brief... by WhoBeI on Friday March 04, 2016 @01:05PM (#11225600)
In Brooklyn US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein was asked to issue an AWA to force Apple to break an iPhone password. He writes:

"It is thus clear that the government is relying on the AWA as a source of authority that is legislative in every meaningful way: something that can be cited as a basis for getting the relief it seeks in case after case without any need for adjudication of the particular circumstances of an individual case."[1][2]

Hopefully the Californian courts will agree.

[1] http://uk.businessinsider.com/brooklyn-judge-shreds-all-writ...

[2] https://www.eff.org/files/2016/02/29/applebrooklyn-2.29.16or...

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