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The battle between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone may be over, but the fight over encryption has just been dramatically ramped up

The battle between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone may be over, but the fight over encryption has just been dramatically ramped up. WhatsApp -- an online messaging service with over a billion users -- just added end-to-end encryption of all its services, including messages, phone calls, photos and videos. Wired magazine got an exclusive interview with WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum and Brian Acton. Wired’s editor at large Jason Tanz joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to explain how the encryption works and its implications.

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A government official tells CBS News the FBI now owns the rights to the method it obtained from a third party

A federal judge has vacated her order compelling Apple to unlock the San Bernardino gunman's iPhone, officially ending the legal case. A government official tells CBS News the FBI now owns the rights to the method it obtained from a third party. CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Apple's pressure to find out how investigators bypassed its security and implications for other locked devices reportedly linked to crimes. Klieman is also the wife of New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, who has called on Apple to help law enforcement access cell phones.

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