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New York and California Want the Backdoor Key to Our Smart Devices

The battle between companies and the government still continues. New York State Introduced a bill last summer that requires smart device manufacturers to open a backdoor or they will face fines.

Owen Castellanos
Owen CastellanosHardware & Gaming Reporter
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New York and California Want the Backdoor Key to Our Smart Devices

The battle between companies and the government still continues. New York State Introduced a bill last summer that requires smart device manufacturers to open a backdoor or they will face fines. And now one other politician from California has the same idea. Bill in California, which introduces, says; smart device manufacturers should give the government an open door for the smartphones after January 2017. If not, manufacturers will pay $2,500 fee per phone. Of course this bill only for the smart devices which sold in California State.

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If the bill passes, it will affect Google Android and Apple iOS devices. After iOS 8, Apple ceased storing encryption keys for its smart devices. Now they are impossible to unlock even by Apple itself. Tim Cook still insists on the “no back door” policy. And almost all users of smart devices are supporting him. We understand bad people are using this device but also this bill will give access to our phones for everyone. Who can protect us from hackers, many hackers are waiting like sharks for this opportunity to access out data and used them against us. Once again some politicians want to look like they are something for us.

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Owen Castellanos

Owen Castellanos

Hardware & Gaming Reporter

Owen Castellanos is the Hardware & Gaming Reporter at TrendinTech, where he tests graphics cards, processors, consoles and peripherals and follows the games industry, from the major publishers to independent studios. He previously wrote reviews and benchmarks for Tom's Hardware and contributed features to PC Gamer, covering everything from laptop testing to the economics of game development. Owen holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and attends CES in Las Vegas, Computex in Taipei and the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco each year to meet chipmakers and developers. He writes for readers who want to know whether a product is worth the money, and he is not shy about saying when it is not.

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