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Apple, Tim Cook, and encryption discussed with Jeb Bush during Republican Debate in Charleston
Governor Bush, fears have gripped this country obviously, and you touched on it earlier since the San Bernardino attacks…
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…
Dutch government backs strong encryption, condemns backdoors
The Netherlands government issued a strong statement on Monday against weakening encryption…
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says Apple’s Tim Cook ‘omitted critical facts’ in encryption stance
Senator Tom Cotton on Monday issued the following statement in response to Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Signs point to U.S. NSA as researchers solve Juniper backdoor mystery
Security researchers believe they have finally solved the mystery around how a sophisticated backdoor embedded…
Apple makes a strong case for strong encryption; some politicians don’t know what they’re talking about
Politicians around the globe tell us that for our own protection and security we must grant surveillance agencies a backdoor…
Hillary Clinton wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ to cure encryption; Snowden, Andreessen mock
Hillary Clinton, if elected, will make it a priority to wage war on encryption…
Apple launches counteroffensive against UK’s proposed new surveillance law
The UK’s proposed new surveillance law saying the measures risk paralyzing vast reaches of the technology sector across the globe…
Manhattan DA fires back after Apple CEO Cook defends stance on encryption
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance fired back at Apple CEO Tim Cook over the executive’s repeated backlash against a federal push…
Apple CEO Tim Cook opposes government back door to encryption
Apple CEO Tim Cook is defending his opposition to providing intelligence agencies with back doors to access iPhones and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends privacy, encryption amidst terrorist concerns
Apple CEO Tim Cook staunchly defended personal privacy and the use of encryption on iPhones…
Piggybacked U.S. cybersecurity bill may rile Apple Inc.
The cybersecurity proposal shields companies that voluntarily share threat data with the U.S. government…
Obama administration wants access to smartphones
A civil-liberties advocate called the Obama administration one of the worst for privacy protections…
Obama administration’s calls for backdoors into encrypted communications echo Clinton-era key escrow fiasco
In the face of a Federal Bureau of Investigation proposal requesting backdoors into encrypted communications…
Donald Trump: To stop ISIS recruiting, maybe we should be talking to Bill Gates about ‘closing that Internet up in some way’
The idea actually sounds similar to Hillary Clinton’s…
Hillary Clinton: We need to put Silicon Valley tech firms to ‘work at disrupting ISIS’
“You are going to hear all the familiar complaints: ‘freedom of speech,'” Mrs. Clinton said…
Apple CEO Cook: ‘You can’t have a back door that’s only for the good guys’
There’s a burning debate – bordering on a battle – between the U.S. government and technology companies over encryption…
Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks
As Paris reels from terror attacks that claimed at least 128 lives, fierce blame for the attack is being directed toward…
Apple Pay: Apple’s secret weapon for emerging economies
Emboldened by huge success in China, Apple is moving to make an impact on other emerging economies worldwide…
Privacy advocates alarmed as UK unveils laws proposing power to spy on Web use
Britain unveiled plans on Wednesday for sweeping new surveillance powers, including the right to find out which websites people visit…
Do not let the government snoops weaken encryption
The bill unveiled by the UK on Wednesday does not ban companies from offering strong encryption…
Apple can’t – and won’t – decrypt your iPhone: Why it matters
Governments use a variety of means — sometimes de facto or later found to be illegal or unconstitutional in the country in which it’s occurring…
Government pressure for Apple to bypass encryption reduced as iPhone owner enters guilty plea
Jun Feng, a defendant in a criminal case, has entered a guilty plea, removing pressure from a New York court…
Judge compares government request for Apple to access users’ iPhone data to execution order
Ordering Apple to access data against its will would be akin to making a reluctant drug company carry out a lethal injection…
U.S. judge expresses doubts over forcing Apple to unlock iPhone
U.S. judge on Monday expressed strong doubts that he had the legal authority to order Apple Inc…
US DOJ claims Apple lacks legal standing to refuse iPhone unlock order
A federal filing has shed some light on the court matter involving Apple’s unwillingness to unlock…
Apple tells U.S. judge it can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 8 or higher
Apple Inc. told a federal judge that it ‘would be impossible’ to access user data on a locked iPhone…
Apple CEO Cook defends encryption, opposes back door for government spies
Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and the director of the National Security Agency squared off on Monday…
With Apple court order, activist federal judge seeks to fuel debate about data encryption
A federal judge in New York is seeking to expand to the courts the hot debate over whether tech companies like Apple…
Judge declines to order Apple to disable security on device seized by U.S. government
A federal magistrate in Brooklyn is temporarily refusing to order Apple to disable security on a device seized by the U.S. government…
Apple refused to give iMessages to the U.S. government
The Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages…
NY Times Op-Ed calls for Apple to decrypt iPhones for law enforcement
Last September, Apple and Google, whose operating systems…
Security expert: Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime are not ‘end-to-end’ secure
Apple’s iOS is vastly more secure than Android…
Edward Snowden explains why Apple should continue to fight the government on encryption
As the Obama administration campaign to stop Apple…
Obama administration war against Apple just got uglier
The Obama administration’s central strategy against Apple…
Understanding Apple and privacy
Appel believes that people have a right to privacy and security…
Edward Snowden: Apple is a privacy pioneer
Pioneering companies like Apple, ensuring that even if your phone is stolen, your private life remains private…
Obama urges Senate to renew NSA’s bulk phone surveillance program
Obama called on the Senate Tuesday to extend key Patriot Act…
Woz: Edward Snowden is a ‘total hero to me’
Steve Wozniak reaffirmed his staunch support for digital privacy…
U.S. Senate blocks measures to extend so-called Patriot Act; NSA’s bulk collection of phone records in jeopardy
The Senate on Saturday rejected legislation that would curb the federal government…
