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Apple asks appeals court to find it didn't illegally intercept text messages

By Amy Miller ( November 15, 2017, 23:18 GMT | Insight) -- Apple urged a US appeals court in San Francisco to uphold a district court ruling that found there is no evidence the company’s failure to deliver text messages amounts to wiretapping. But an attorney for consumers who allege Apple illegally intercepted their text messages told the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that upholding the decision could hurt the viability of federal Wiretap Act claims in the future. The judges said they were struggling to understand what information was transmitted and intercepted.Apple urged a US appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday to uphold a district court ruling that found there is no evidence the company’s failure to deliver text messages amounts to wiretapping....

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