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US State Of New York to Ban Encrypted Screenlocked Phones and Devices



https://www.onthewire.io/new-york-wants-to-force-vendors-to-decrypt-users-phones/
http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2015/A8093

"Any smartphone ... sold, leased or delivered to New York, shall
be capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer or
its operating system provider ... penalty of $2,500 to the vendor
for every device that doesn't comply"