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I support Apple’s decision to maintain user privacy

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he FBI and Apple Inc. have been locked in a heated legal dispute for the past several days over the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. The FBI wants to gather intel from Farook’s phone that could aid investigation. The problem? Farook left a passcode on his iPhone (you know, that four-digit password thing) that they can’t bypass, and Apple refuses to help. This legal battle between the two parties has evolved into more than just a case of unlocking an iPhone. It has become a fundamental dispute between two diametrically opposed ideals — privacy vs. security. Put…

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