Recently, there have been several battles in the encryption debate, which stands to undermine the privacy of consumer devices. The latest is a bill proposed by New York state assemblyman Matthew Titone, which aims to have encryption backdoors added to all smartphones in the state.
The bill was initially introduced in June 2015, months after Apple said it will no longer unlock its devices for the police, even with a search warrant. If passed, the bill which is currently with the consumer affairs committee, would require that all smartphones sold and leased in the state of New York as of Jan. 1, 2016, have the capability of being decrypted or unlocked by the manufacturer.
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