Apple's Encryption and Religious Freedom

SPEAKING OUT

What Apple's Encryption Fight Has to Do with Religious Freedom
How tech giant came to share a defense with Hobby Lobby and Little Sisters of the Poor.
Chelsea Langston
Why should religious freedom advocates pay attention the Apple-FBI encryption debate? Last week, the battle between Apple and the FBI came to a temporary standstill when the FBI announced that an independent third party had offered a solution for unlocking the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone. But this pause doesn't end the underlying dispute between the government and Apple, which will continue to make encrypted devices.... continue reading >>

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