The FBI, the DOJ, and numerous other U.S. government agencies have been buying mobile forensics and smart phone hacking tools…
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FBI keeping mum on what it found on government-issued iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is still analyzing data on the iPhone used by a San Bernardino, Calif…
Apple confident they’ll find and patch iPhone hack purchased by FBI
The FBI’s method for breaking into a locked iPhone 5c is unlikely to stay secret for long…
FBI vs. Apple: ‘Unduly burdensome’
You might well be asking yourself, if the FBI withdrew its challenge against Apple, then why…
Apple shoots for the impossible: An unbreakable iPhone
Apple is pushing hard to make its phones more secure, but the quest for perfect security will never be met…
Inside the little-known Japanese firm helping the FBI crack Apple iPhones
The little-known Japanese company at the center of a legal tussle between Apple Inc. and the U.S. government…
FBI tests technique’s ability to unlock more iPhone models, iOS versions
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is testing the method used to crack a terrorist’s iPhone to see how many other versions of the device it could open…
ACLU: U.S. government forced Google and Apple to unlock 63 devices
The government insisted that its effort to force Apple to help break into an iPhone…
FBI agrees to unlock iPhone, iPod in Arkansas homicide case
The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging…
FBI’s method of unlocking iPhone may never be revealed to Apple
The FBI may be allowed to withhold information about how it broke into an iPhone belonging to the county employing Islamic terrorist…
Who really won and lost in the Apple vs. FBI showdown
One of the more compelling institutional cage-matches in the last few years…
Apple could use Brooklyn case to pursue details about FBI’s San Bernardino iPhone hack
If the U.S. Department of Justice asks a New York court to force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone…
Apple’s new challenge: Learning how the U.S. cracked terrorist’s iPhone
Now that the United States government has cracked open an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino Islamic terrorism attack…
Did the FBI just unleash a hacker army on Apple?
In the end, the FBI didn’t need Apple’s help to extract information from a dead terrorist’s iPhone…
Apple declares victory in battle with FBI, but the war continues
Apple has declared victory in its battle against the FBI, after the government announced…
Apple vows to increase security as FBI claims to break into terrorist’s iPhone
Apple has vowed to increase the security of its products after the FBI bypassed the security…
U.S. government drops Apple case after claiming hack of terrorist’s iPhone
The U.S. said it has gained access to the data on the iPhone used by a terrorist and no longer needs Apple Inc.’s assistance…
FBI may be obligated to reveal how it got into terrorist’s iPhone
The FBI’s decision to abandon its effort to force Apple to help break into a terrorist’s handset marks a win for the company, but…
Apple responds to FBI: ‘This case should have never been brought’
Apple believes deeply that people in the United States and around the world deserve data protection, security and privacy…
Official: Justice Department to withdraw legal action against Apple
The Justice Department is expected to withdraw from its legal action against Apple, as soon as today…
Now Apple is going to stop the U.S. government from getting into iCloud data, too
Apple has announced its plans to transfer iCloud encryption key management to account holders…
FBI vs. Apple isn’t over; Fourth Amendment issues remain
The FBI and Apple reached a cease-fire last week, but it can’t last…
Apple says it may not be needed to unlock New York drug dealer’s iPhone
Apple Inc. said it may not be needed to help unlock an iPhone connected to a drug case in New York…
To fight U.S. government overreach, Apple ditched secrecy for openness
Over the past few weeks, as the legal battle between the FBI and Apple unfolded…
Judge: Order to compel Apple to write ‘GovtOS’ has been ‘unenforceable’ all along
On Monday, less than 24 hours before the hearing was scheduled to start, the US government asked to cancel…
Why a future Apple-FBI case may go very differently
Although it fiercely opposes the FBI’s demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone…
We asked every member of Congress with a computer science degree about Apple’s war with the FBI
Just because Apple and the FBI avoided an historic showdown in court this week over a previously issued…
After Apple, Obama administration’s War on Privacy targets Facebook’s WhatsApp
A court fight with WhatsApp, the world’s largest mobile messaging service, would open a new front in the Obama administration’s war on privacy…
FBI could demand Apple source code and keys if iPhone backdoor too ‘burdensome’
The FBI could demand that Apple turns over its source code and private key to the iPhone’s operating system…
Obama criticized for ‘tone deaf’ comments at SXSW regarding Apple’s fight against government overreach
Obama’s rant on encryption is a detriment to privacy…
The U.S. government’s fight with Apple could backfire big time
Ever since a court ordered Apple to provide the FBI access to an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino shooters…
John Oliver just smartly explained Apple’s fight against U.S. government overreach
This is not simple. It’s a hugely complicated story with massive implications…
U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa at SXSW: ‘Hold your iPhone a little bit higher, so the FBI can hear us better’
The outspoken Republican Congressman from California, whose background is steeped in the tech industry…
Why Apple is right to resist U.S. government overreach
The FBI wants Apple to do something no private company has ever been forced to do…
Florida sheriff threatens to arrest Tim Cook if Apple resists encryption cooperation
A Florida county sheriff has threatened to arrest Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Obama pushes for iPhone back door; Congressman Issa blasts Obama’s ‘fundamental lack of understanding’
Obama sided with law enforcement Friday in the debate pitting encryption and personal privacy versus U.S. government overreach…
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch backs U.S. government overreach on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
As the iPhone unlocking case becomes more heated, United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch went on late night television…
Want to see what the future holds if Apple loses? Look no further than Microsoft
If you want to see what a world with built-in backdoors looks like should congress rule on the side of the FBI…
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…
546 reasons why America should reject encryption ‘backdoors’
The U.S. is not the only place in the world that creates encryption products…
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…
Why Apple defends encryption so jealously
We are in the midst of fundamentally redefining the relationship between governments and citizens in the face of technological upheavals…
