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Bloomberg: Apple and Google face renewed calls to create a workaround for smartphone encryption in the wake of the Paris attacks. U.S> officials have cited the need for access to stay a step ahead of terrorists who may use encryption to hide planned attacks. Underlining the point, French authorities said predawn raids in a Paris suburb were triggered by information gleaned from a discarded mobile phone. “The line to protect the public should not be drawn by two companies who make smartphones.”