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this is To the Point. Does the FBI need a back door to your data?

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The FBI demands that Apple provide access to a dead terrorist iPhone,

which might contain evidence in December's deadly attack in San Bernardino.

But Apple says the privacy of every other iPhone user could be lost forever, and it's challenging

the power of government in the era of smartphones. Complicating the issue, the FBI's using a law

passed about the time that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity.

We'll update the case in more ways than one.

Today's talking point will Britain break up a historic alliance?

The only person I can think who might want us to leave the EU is Vladimir Putin.

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Hello again, Warren. I'm on. I'm back with To the Point. The FBI is trying to crack down on the 21st century tech giant Apple using a law passed in 1789. We'll hear how a case pitting national security against iPhone privacy might lead to an act of Congress. Today's talking point. Britain has set the date for a popular vote on whether to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister wants to stay.

The mayor of London wants to go.

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