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Apple, FBI To Clash Again In Congress Over Encryption

Representatives from Apple and the FBI will get another try at making their cases about encryption to federal lawmakers.

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(Reuters) – Apple (AAPL) and the FBI will return to Congress next week to testify before lawmakers about their heated disagreement over law enforcement access to encrypted devices, a congressional committee announced on Thursday.

Apple’s general counsel, Bruce Sewell, and Amy Hess, executive assistant director for science and technology at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will testify on separate panels before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday, in addition to other law enforcement officials and technology experts.