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‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters interrupt demonstration in support of Apple vs. U.S. feds
What was billed as a demonstration on the Mag Mile in support of Apple’s fight with the FBI turned into the latest protest…
Bill Gates waffles, doesn’t support the U.S. government or Apple in iPhone privacy fight
Bill Gates is not fully backing either the FBI or Apple…
Congressman Ted Lieu asks FBI to drop demand that Apple hack iPhones
Congressman Ted Lieu of California has asked the FBI to drop its legal attack on Apple…
In the fight to hack iPhones, the U.S. government has more to lose than Apple
It is a battle for public opinion almost as much as it is for the law…
Here are the 12 other cases where the U.S. government has demanded Apple help it hack into iPhones
All of theses cases involve the DOJ using the All Writs Act to demand extra assistance from Apple…
John McAfee blasts FBI for ‘illiterate’ order to create Apple iPhone backdoor
What frightens me even more about this is that a federal judge in America is so illiterate in cybersecurity that they would allow this order to go through…
Some family members of San Bernardino victims back U.S. government
Those who wrongheadedly agree with these disingenuous government hacks need to realize that they are working to deliver exactly what the terrorists wanted to achieve with their murderous rampage…
Apple supporters to rally worldwide today against U.S. government demand to unlock iPhone
iPhone users will rally at Apple stores worldwide Tuesday…
Bill Gates backs U.S. government’s iPhone hack request
Bill Gates has broken ranks with Silicon Valley in the stand-off between Apple and the US government…
U.S. government seeks to force Apple to extract data from a dozen more iPhones
The Justice Department is pursuing court orders to force Apple Inc. to help investigators extract data from iPhones…
Apple CEO Cook: They’d have to cart us out in a box before we’d create a backdoor
Mr. Cook came to believe that privacy is a basic human right that Apple needs to support…
Rush Limbaugh: How the U.S. government bungled the handling of the San Bernardino iPhone
I’ve had people over the weekend sending me questions, comments, about this argument between Apple and the FBI, and what it means for the terrorist’s phone.
Security experts: The FBI’s iPhone-unlocking demand of Apple is risky
Although they want to compel assistance from Apple to unlock a phone used by San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook…
Pew survey: More than half of Americans think Apple should comply with FBI
As the standoff between the Department of Justice and Apple Inc. continues over an iPhone…
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg backs Apple versus U.S. government in iPhone security dispute
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that he supports Apple’s position in its fight with the U.S. government…
Tim Cook’s memo to Apple employees: ‘This case is about more than a single phone’
Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out again in his fight to protect his customers’ privacy…
Snowden: FBI could hack San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s involvement
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden spoke of one technique in particular that he said could be used to hack the iPhone…
Why did the FBI direct the San Bernardino Health Department to reset Syed Farook’s Apple ID?
The FBI screwed this up by directing the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health to reset Farook’s Apple ID password…
Public supports Apple in FBI fight, but U.S. feds dig in hoping to establish legal precedent
Apple Inc. appears to have the overwhelming backing of the public in fighting an judge’s order to break the security code…
Ex-NSA, ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden backs Apple on iPhone ‘backdoor’
Four-star general Michael Hayden says he opposes proposals to force Apple and other tech companies to install “backdoors” in digital devices…
Apple’s new lawyer, former U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush, calls iPhone-unlock order a ‘Pandora’s Box’
Apples’ new lawyer was the U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush…
Apple posts open letter: ‘Answers to your questions about Apple and security’
Why is Apple objecting to the U.S. government’s order?
Apple vs. the U.S. government: Who elected Tim Cook?
We didn’t elect Tim Cook to protect privacy, but…
Apple could easily lock rights-trampling governments out of future iPhones
Apple’s legal showdown with the federal government over the security of iPhones likely won’t be settled for many months, or even years if the case goes all the way to the Supreme Court…
Prediction: Apple will cave to U.S. government demand to crack open iPhone, Donald Trump will get the credit
Public opinion seems split on the issue of whether Apple should comply with the FBI…
Apple: Terrorist’s Apple ID password changed in government custody, blocking access
The Apple ID password linked to the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists was changed less…
Petition asks Obama administration to stop demanding Apple create iPhone backdoor
A petition to the Obama administration has been launched that asks the government to halt efforts that compel Apple…
Newspaper editorials back Apple over U.S. government 8 to 1
Support for Apple in its showdown with the FBI was slow coming in Silicon Valley, but…
Apple likely to invoke First Amendment free-speech rights in fight against U.S. government backdoor demands
Apple will likely seek to invoke the United States’ protections of free speech as one of its key legal arguments…
Donald Trump calls for Apple boycott over San Bernardino terrorist iPhone encryption
Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple Inc products until the tech giant agrees to U.S. government demands…
Secret memo details U.S. government’s broader strategy to crack phones
The choice is simple: Either everyone gets privacy and security or no one does…
DOJ escalates war against Apple, files new motion to compel company to break into iPhone
The Justice Department is pushing forward with its legal fight against Apple, urging a federal judge to compel…
Libertarian U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee offers to unlock terrorist’s iPhone for FBI
John McAfee has said he will break the encryption on an iPhone that belonged to San Bernardino killer Syed Farook…
Apple is still fighting Big Brother
I consider the right of privacy to be a fundamental, inalienable human right that even transcends the Constitution…
Apple co-founder Woz: Steve Jobs would have fought this U.S. government overreach, too
Steve Jobs would have backed Apple Chief Tim Cook’s fierce resistance to federal authorities on privacy issues…
Mother who lost son in San Bernardino terrorist attack sides with Apple against U.S. government backdoor demands
The constitutional right to privacy ‘is what makes America great to begin with…
iPhones don’t kill people, people kill people
This week, the Justice Department got its wish when Apple was ordered to override its defenses…
Court extends deadline for Apple to oppose order to unlock iPhone
Apple Inc. is getting more time to argue against a court order that would force it to break into the iPhone…
Twitter, Facebook, Box support Apple against U.S. government demand to hack iPhone
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
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
Yes, the spooks and lesser elected governmental officials want Apple to unlock the iPhone so they can snoop around. You know. Just in case…
