NEW YORK—The fight between Apple and the FBI over access to a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone isn’t the first time industry and government have tangled over privacy and security. Every revolution in communications technology has sparked new battles over its use that changed the course of law enforcement, surveillance and civil liberties.
Here are a few famous cases that helped establish the rules that govern the government’s access to our conversations and other personal details:
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A delivery clerk gives messages for delivery to staff at the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company's Radio City office in New York in 1942. AP Photo/Bob Wands
