French parliament votes to penalise smartphone makers over encryption
by Agence France-Presse in Paris from Technology | The Guardian on (#15XT5)
Deputies move to punish companies that refuse to hand over encrypted data in wake of US legal battle between Apple and FBI
French parliamentary deputies, defying government wishes, have voted in favour of penalising smartphone makers which fail to cooperate in terrorism inquiries, entering a controversy that has pitted the FBI against Apple in the United States.
The move came in the form of an amendment to a penal reform bill that was receiving its first reading in parliament.
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