Apple v the FBI: why the 1789 All Writs Act is the wrong tool
by Neil Richards and Woodrow Hartzog from Technology | The Guardian on (#152EX)
The law requires a balance between flexibility and tyranny, and was never intended to allow the government to dictate software design
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Apple's celebrated fight with the FBI over the security of its encrypted iPhones has shone the spotlight on an old and obscure federal law from 1789 known as the All Writs Act (AWA).
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