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Lawyer slams UK government’s ‘neither confirm nor deny’ stance on Apple encryption order as farce
A civil-rights lawyer told a London tribunal Thursday that the British government’s refusal to admit whether it has ordered Apple to create…
UK government issues new order to Apple to create a backdoor into iCloud storage service
The UK government has issued a new order to Apple to create a backdoor into its iCloud storage service, this time targeting British…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance forced UK to drop demand for ‘back door access’ into iPhones
U.S. Vice President JD Vance compelled Sir Keir Starmer’s Government to abandon its request for “backdoor” access to users’ iPhone messages…
U.K. drops ‘back door’ demand for Apple data
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the U.K. agreed to withdraw a request to access encrypted data from Apple users…
UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from top Trump admin officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance
Keir Starmer’s UK government is seeking a way out of a clash with the Trump administration over the UK’s demand that Apple provide…
Two US lawmakers urge White House to end UK data treaty after Apple backdoor order
On Tuesday, two U.S. lawmakers wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration, calling for the termination of a data-sharing agreement…
UK bid to conceal Apple iCloud encryption dispute fails
A court has thwarted the British government’s effort to hide a legal battle over its push to access Apple iCloud user data, marking a win…
Meta is ending third-party ‘fact-checking’ on Facebook, Instagram in favor of Elon Musk’s X’s ‘community notes’ system
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company’s heavy-handed, biased moderation policies and practices Tuesday…
China will limit kids to 3 hours per week of online gaming
China is banning kids from gaming online for more than three hours per week. Under 2019 rules, people under 18 years old were allowed…
U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…
FBI Director Christopher Wray continues pushing for encryption back doors
The encryption war is quiet now, but the murky back-and-forth between…
EFF calls on Apple to let users truly encrypt iCloud backups as part of ‘fix it already’ initiative
When data is backed up to iCloud, it’s encrypted so that Apple, and not just the user, can access it…
Cellebrite, the Feds’ favorite iPhone hacking tool, is selling on ebay for $100 – and it’s leaking data
hen eBay merchant Mr. Balaj was looking through a pile of hi-fi junk at an auction in the U.K…
FBI: End-to-end encryption like Apple’s ‘infects’ law enforcement
Nearly three years after the Federal Bureau of Investigation abandoned an effort to force Apple Inc…
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others denounce Australia’s ‘deeply flawed’ anti-encryption law
Apple, Google and Microsoft have denounced the Australian government’s decision to pass an anti-encryption law that…
Backdoors: Australia passes laws allowing spies and police to snoop on encrypted communications
Australia Thursday passed controversial laws allowing spies and police to snoop on the encrypted communications…
Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise
Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…
Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’
Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…
Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’
Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…
Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs
Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…
More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks
A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…
The Boston Globe Editorial Board: Break up Google
Never in the history of the world has a single company had so much control over what people know and think…
Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…
Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors
A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…
Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple’s encryption efforts drove him crazy
Fired FBI director James Comey writes about President Trump while also addressing other aspects of his career…
The U.S. government can now (probably) unlock every iPhone model in existence
In what appears to be a major breakthrough for law enforcement…
Bill Gates thinks Apple should unlock iPhones at the government’s request
In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government…
FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones
Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…
FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…
iCloud changes put Apple on collision course with overreaching governments
Apple has consistently argued against laws that would require tech companies to build so-called ‘back doors’ into their software…
Apple flies in top executives to lobby Australia’s Turnbull government on encryption laws
Apple’s top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month…
Apple meeting with Australian government to discuss proposed encryption ‘back doors’
Attorney-General George Brandis will meet with global tech-giant Apple this week…
President Trump fires FBI Director James Comey who called for iPhone backdoor
President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey…
After U.S. gov’t refuses to declassify sum paid for FBI’s San Bernardino iPhone hack, Senator Dianne Feinstein inadvertently reveals it
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees the FBI, said publicly this week that the government paid $900,000 to break into the locked iPhone…
FBI’s James Comey: ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America’
All of us have a reasonable expectation of privacy in our homes, in our cars, and in our devices. But…
FBI Director James Comey cancels SXSW 2017 appearance
FBI Director James Comey will be unable to attend SXSW due to “scheduling conflicts” that…
News organizations ask judge to force FBI to reveal how much it paid to unlock San Bernadino Islamic terrorist’s iPhone
Last year, the battle between Apple and the FBI dominated headlines…
Proving Apple’s assertion that there are no good backdoors, hacker dumps iOS cracking tools allegedly stolen from Cellebrite
The hacker responsible has publicly released a cache of files allegedly stolen from Cellebrite…
A hacker just proved that Apple was right to worry about creating a backdoor to the iPhone
Last year, when the F.B.I procured a court order forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone belonging…
“1984” in 2017: Apple’s Orwellian move in China
Most people old enough to have watched the 1984 Super Bowl will not remember the two American football teams…
What Apple got right but Amazon is getting wrong
Law and technology frequently operate at cross purposes….
