There’s always an excuse to hack into our lives | John Naughton

The FBI’s attempt to force Apple to unlock a phone is only the latest example of the state challenging fundamental freedomsSo the FBI has backed off – at least for the time being – in its bid to force Apple to write a crippled version of the iPhone operating system in order to enable the bureau to unlock the phone used by a terrorist. Last Tuesday government lawyers asked a judge to postpone the scheduled hearing because FBI investigators believe they may have found a way to ha