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14 secret phone codes that unlock hidden features on your Android and iPhone ...

Coders have a storied tradition of creating back doors in programs (or sometimes just fun little Easter eggs) that can only be accessed with a special "key." This has happened for almost as long as ...

While much of the phone encryption debate has centered on Apple’s fight with the FBI to unlock an iPhone used by a gunman, the federal government has also ordered Google to unlock cell phones, reports ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection can legally search travelers' electronic devices at ports of entry. Border agents can compel travelers to unlock phones using biometrics like Face ID without their ...