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Steven Levy talks encryption: I once went to the NSA

10:11 AM ET Tue, 29 March 2016

Backchannel editor in chief Steven Levy, shares his view on news the government was able to hack into the terrorist's iPhone without Apple's help.

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Steven Levy talks encryption: I once went to the NSA

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