Officials hit Apple CEO over encryption practices

Published December 21, 2015 6:47pm ET



Opponents of encryption criticized Apple for its business practices Monday, saying the tech giant is impeding law enforcement by installing technology that cannot be broken.

“As a society, we don’t allow phone companies to design their systems to avoid lawful, court-ordered searches,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said in a statement Monday morning.

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