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Why the government is citing Aaron Burr in its fight against Apple
The government is citing an 1807 case involving Aaron Burr in its court battle to compel Apple to write software…
U.S. government takes cheap shots at Apple
Both Apple and the government just pulled out some fighting words…
U.S. government rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case
A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account associated with one of the San Bernardino attackers…
FBI warns it could demand Apple’s iPhone code and secret electronic signature
The FBI on Thursday threatened to raise the stakes in its legal battle with Apple…
Apple: U.S. Justice Dept attempting to ‘smear’ company by taking a ‘cheap shot’
According to reports, Apple’s lead counsel has accused the ironically-named U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday of trying…
California bill would force makers to disable encryption on all phones
A new California State Assembly bill would ban default encryption features on all smartphones…
Amid Apple’s FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryption
While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data…
Apple’s Eddy Cue: FBI’s encryption stance would benefit criminals
The FBI’s stance on encryption benefits criminals, according to Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue…
Obama lists the ‘tech leaders’ involved in new U.S. Cybersecurity Initiative and purposely snubs Apple
So with the help of companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Visa…
Proposed California bill looks to outlaw sale of encrypted smartphones
Despite the state’s deep tech roots, California’s legislature is considering banning devices that come with unbreakable encryption…
Proposed New York State bill looks to outlaw sale of encrypted smartphones
A proposed bill in New York seeks to require that all smartphones sold in the state can be decrypted…
Apple CEO Tim Cook lashes out at Obama administration over encryption, bemoans White House lack of leadership
Apple CEO Tim Cook lashed out at the high-level delegation of Obama administration officials, criticizing the White House for a lack of leadership…
Eric Schmidt-backed startup stealthily working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House
An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt has become a major technology vendor for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign…
Apple’s Siri interrupts White House press briefing
Apple’s Siri has interrupted a question about the intricacies of Barack Obama’s Iran policy…
Apple joins Obama’s American Business Act on Climate pledge
Some of the largest companies from across the American economy who are standing with the Obama Administration…
Google Maps points to the White House if you look for the ‘n-word’
Someone on Google Maps just labeled President Obama a very bad word…
Obama posts first tweet via Apple iPhone
Barack Obama posted his first tweet today at 11:38am EDT…
Obama after Steve Jobs gave him private iPhone ‘sneak peek’ in 2007: ‘If it were legal, I would buy a boatload of Apple stock’
Presidential campaign strategist David Axelrod…
Businesses hopeful Republican control of U.S. Congress will break tax-reform gridlock
“Chief executives have been consistently pressing for change, especially in light of the corporate ‘inversions’…
U.S. Democrats press for a crackdown against corporate tax deals
Washington is buzzing this summer about…
Forget about Net Neutrality; the Net isn’t neutral now, nor will it ever be
Nearly everyone, it seems, wants to prevent the FCC from allowing some companies…
Is the FCC the wrong agency to handle net neutrality?
In a hearing Friday, members of the House Judiciary Committee grilled current and former federal officials…
Verizon to Netflix: Cease and desist on messages blaming slow streaming on Verizon’s broadband service
Verizon Communications Inc on Thursday demanded that Netflix…
Steve Wozniak’s open letter: Keep the Internet Free
The Internet has become as important as anything man has ever created…
Obama backs away from ‘Net Neutrality’ campaign promises after U.S. FCC vote
Barack Obama was crystal clear during the 2008 campaign…
Apple, Google shaped by Silicon Valley Judge Koh’s gavel
In Apple’s first U.S. patent-infringement suit against Samsung…
White House ‘Big Data Privacy’ group unveils report, supports warrant requirement for email, cloud content
The staggering amount of data readily accessible in 2014 means the federal government must…
Occupy founder and current Google employee, calls on Obama to resign, appoint Eric Schmidt ‘CEO of America’
One of the co-founders of the Occupy Wall Street movement…
Edward Snowden seen as whistle-blower by majority of U.S. registered voters
The view of Snowden as a whistle-blower rather than traitor predominated among almost every group…
How Microsoft handed U.S. NSA, FBI, CIA access to users’ encrypted video, audio, and text communications
Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted,,,
DuckDuckGo search engine surges 33% in wake of PRISM scandal
The ‘anonymous’ search engine DuckDuckGo is getting a boost off the PRISM scandal…
Yahoo: Since December 2012, we have received up to 13,000 U.S. gov’t requests for customer data
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Ron Bell, General Counsel, have issued…
Apple: Since December 2012, we have received U.S. gov’t requests for customer data for up to 10,000 accounts
Two weeks ago, when technology companies were accused of indiscriminately sharing customer data…
Nine companies, including Apple, tied to PRISM, Obama to be smacked with class-action lawsuit
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said during a Sunday appearance…
Google asks U.S. feds to clear its name on NSA requests
Google is asking the government to allow it to release more information…
U.S. lawmakers urge review of ‘Prism’ domestic spying, Patriot Act
Lawmakers are calling for a review of the government’s monitoring of phone and Internet activities…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday’s State of the Union address
Once again, Silicon Valley royalty will join First Lady Michelle Obama…
Rush Limbaugh: Apple products create jobs in America
Mac, iPhone, and iPad user Rush Limbaugh today discussed Apple Inc…
How Romney and/or Obama should have answered Candy Crowley’s Apple assembly question
Toward the end of last night’s presidential debate…
Romney and Obama spar over Apple’s Mac, iPad, and iPhone manufacturing jobs
Apple Inc., iPad, Macintosh, and iPhone all made an appearance in the second 2012 U.S. Presidential debate…
iPhone / Android users more likely to vote for Obama than Romney, survey claims
Velti today unveiled the results of a nationwide online survey that shows…
