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iPhone, Galaxy S III, BlackBerry unlocking should be allowed, Obama administration says

Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III, right, and Apple's

Photo credit: AP | Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III, right, and Apple's iPhone 4S at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea. (Aug. 24, 2012)

The Obama administration said consumers should be allowed to unlock smartphones and tablet computers without risking criminal penalties, siding with critics of a ruling from the U.S. Library of Congress.

More than 114,000 people endorsed an Internet petition to rescind a decision by the library that took effect in January. “The White House agrees,” R. David Edelman, senior adviser for Internet,...

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