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New York - cell phone back-door legislation?
Interesting.... 
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NEW YORK STATE PROPOSES ANTI-ENCRYPTION BILL TO CREATE A BACKDOOR FOR AUTHORITIES
By David Curry — January 14, 2016
Smartphones sold inside New York might be less safe than the rest of the country, if a new encryption bill is passed in the state. The bill would force manufacturers or operating system providers to decrypt and unlock smartphones for law enforcement and other authorities, creating a backdoor to surpass the encryption.
Introduced earlier this year, the bill would penalize manufacturers $2,500 for every device that does not comply with the law,
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Full story here
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