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Only days after the FBI announced that it cracked the San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s help, the White House has decided not to publicly support a bill that would see tech companies forced to assist in cracking encrypted data on their devices and platforms, reports Reuters. That means you can expect Silicon Valley to continue battling law enforcement agencies over issues concerning the right to privacy and the technologies that enable it. A draft legislation is expected to be introduced as soon as this week. The text reportedly does not spell out what companies might have to do to assist…

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