Apple v FBI congressional hearing – as it happened
- House committee debated balancing privacy with national security
- FBI claimed it could access iPhone in 26 minutes with Apple's help
- Apple argued code is protected under the first amendment
- Congress tells FBI that forcing Apple to unlock iPhones is 'a fool's errand'
11.17pm GMT
That's the end of this liveblog. To recap: A grueling five-hour hearing revealed an unusual antipathy toward the Department of Justice in the usually FBI-friendly house of representatives judiciary committee.
Lawmakers didn't merely accuse the FBI of undermining cybersecurity. Ranking committee member John Conyers attacked bureau director James Comey, saying that using the case of the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino killer Syed Farook had undermined the remit of the legislature itself.
10.30pm GMT
Landau, answering a question from Congresswoman Lofgren, says that everything is connected to the internet and treating it like it isn't will lead to trouble. The FBI is asking for login credentials, she says, which would set an especially dangerous precedent.
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