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Twitter, Facebook, Box support Apple against U.S. government demand to hack iPhone

Friday, February 19, 2016 8:56 amFriday, February 19, 201613 Comments

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., two of Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies, on Thursday backed Apple Inc…

No, Apple has NOT unlocked 70 iphones for law enforcement

Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:08 pm29 Comments

The more highly technical the basis of a story, the more likely it is that some key detail…

A fast, easy way to encrypt files on a Mac

Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:31 pmThursday, February 18, 201610 Comments

Yes, the spooks and lesser elected governmental officials want Apple to unlock the iPhone so they can snoop around. You know. Just in case…

Apple is right, the U.S. government demand would make us all less secure

Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:25 pmThursday, February 18, 201621 Comments

In the long-term, this attack on encryption will make us all more insecure and could have incredibly drastic impacts on the way we live…

How Apple will fight the DOJ in iPhone backdoor case: U.S. government’s position stands on 227 year old law

Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:10 pm6 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday evening said the US government’s legal position on encryption backdoors…

USA Today alters logo to support Apple in fight against U.S. government overreach

Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:08 pmThursday, February 18, 201649 Comments

The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of their customers…

Obama administration claims FBI is not asking Apple for a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone

Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:25 amThursday, February 18, 201636 Comments

Obama administration is claiming that the FBI is not asking Apple for a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone…

Privacy activists plan rallies across U.S. to support Apple in battle against U.S. government on February 23rd

Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:26 amThursday, February 18, 201654 Comments

Privacy advocates stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the downtown San Francisco Apple store on Wednesday…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wishy-washy on Apple’s fight against U.S. government backdoor demands

Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:55 amThursday, February 18, 201612 Comments

We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set. Today our freedom and our liberty is at stake…

Why Apple is fighting back against U.S. federal government demands for iPhone access

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:57 pmWednesday, February 17, 201630 Comments

I have to hand it to the federal prosecutors, they picked the perfect case to try and force Apple’s hand…

Snowden backs Apple in fight over iPhone; blasts Google’s silence

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:59 pmWednesday, February 17, 201630 Comments

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has backed Apple’s refusal to comply with a federal court order…

Obama administration: We’re only demanding Apple hack just one iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:30 pmWednesday, February 17, 201658 Comments

A court order demanding that Apple Inc. help the U.S. government break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists…

Security firm shows how Apple could bypass iPhone security to comply with FBI request

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:31 amWednesday, February 17, 201622 Comments

A security firm says that while Apple may fight hard to resist a California court order to help the FBI to break into an iPhone…

What the Apple court order means for your smartphone privacy

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:01 amWednesday, February 17, 201619 Comments

Late on Tuesday a federal magistrate judge in California ordered Apple to help the FBI break into the iPhones…

EFF opposes U.S. government demand to force Apple to unlock terrorist’s iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:28 amWednesday, February 17, 201620 Comments

If the U.S. government can force Apple to do this, other countries, such as Russia and China, will ask for this same power….

‘Who do they think they are?’ Donald Trump blasts Apple for not unlocking San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:06 am80 Comments

Donald Trump says that Apple should comply with a California judge’s order to help the FBI break…

Tim Cook posts open letter opposing U.S. government demands to bypass iPhone encryption

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:35 am32 Comments

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has posted an open letter to customers opposing U.S. government demands…

Apple CEO opposes court order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:22 am23 Comments

Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone…

U.S. House lawmakers seek to outlaw states from banning encrypted iPhones

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 10:56 amWednesday, February 10, 201616 Comments

U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will introduce bipartisan legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit states…

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