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Apple CEO Tim Cook touts encryption at Senator Orrin Hatch’s Utah Tech Tour
Cook was asked whether consumers can have a reasonable expectation to privacy…
macOS Sierra’s coming file system
macOS Sierra went out yesterday, with a number of features that users will…
Hardware hack bypasses iPhone passcode security
The work contradicts a claim made by the FBI earlier this year that this approach would not work….
Apple backs Microsoft in battle against U.S. government over ‘Sneak-and-Peek’ searches
Apple Inc., Google and Amazon.com Inc. were among the tech leaders that rallied behind Microsoft Corp…
After calling for less security in Apple iPhone case, feckless FBI calls for more security as two state voter databases hacked
The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases…
Cryptography experts recommend Apple replace their iMessage encryption method
Apple has implemented a series of short- and long-term defenses to its iMessage protocol after several issues…
Inept Microsoft demonstrates just how right Apple was to stand up to U.S. government overreach
I wrote an opinion piece predating the San Bernardino shootings on why Apple was right to stand firm…
Bungling Microsoft singlehandedly proves that ‘backdoors’ are a stupid idea
Microsoft leaked the golden keys that unlock Windows-powered tablets, phones and other devices sealed…
FBI Director Comey calls for national talk over encryption vs. safety
The FBI’s director said Friday the agency is collecting data to present next year in hopes…
Senator McCain says it’s ‘unacceptable’ that Tim Cook declined testify about encryption, warns of ‘subpoena power’
Sen. John McCain warned Apple executives Thursday that the Senate Armed Services Committee ‘has subpoena power’ that could compel them…
ZFS developer analyzes of the good and bad in Apple’s new APFS file system
I’m not sure Apple absolutely had to replace HFS+, but likely they had passed an inflection point…
APFS: What Apple’s new Apple File System means to you
Among the tidbits Apple revealed to its developer audience at the recently completed Worldwide Developers Conference…
What macOS Sierra’s new Apple File System means to you
Sometime next year, Apple will start using a new file system on all its hardware…
Apple File System in detail
I’m impressed by Apple’s goal of using APFS by default within 18 months…
APFS: New Apple File System promises more speed, flexibility, reliability
APFS looks to be a solid foundation for the Apple ecosystem for the next 20 years…
Apple’s big security upgrades will save you from yourself
The security measures coming to MacBooks and iPhones this fall are going to significantly alter how you interact with your Apple devices…
The feds’ll hate this: Apple’s new APFS file system ‘engineered with encryption as a primary feature’
It’s likely to reignite disputes with law enforcement and security agencies over backdoors for encrypted communications and devices…
Obama administration wants FBI access to people’s Internet browser history without a warrant
The Obama administration is seeking to amend surveillance law to give the FBI explicit authority to access a person’s Internet browser history…
Push for encryption law falters after Apple’s stand against government overreach
U.S. lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a ‘back door’ to encrypted communications and electronic devices..
Apple rehires prominent security pro to deliver even more powerful security features
Apple Inc , which has resisted pressure from U.S. law enforcement to unlock encrypted iPhones…
Feckless FBI unable to unlock iPhone, even with a ‘fingerprint unlock warrant’
A judge recently took the controversial step of letting the FBI force a woman to unlock an iPhone with her fingerprints. But it didn’t work…
The Touch ID lock on your iPhone isn’t cop-proof
Law enforcement may be able to compel suspects to press their fingers to the devices and unlock them…
U.S. government wants your fingerprints to unlock your phone
As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu says strong encryption without backdoors is a ‘national security priority’
Ted Lieu is one of the few bona fide computer geeks in Congress…
FBI paid under $1 million for iPhone hack; doesn’t know how it works
The FBI paid under $1 million for the technique used to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters…
FBI plans to keep Apple iPhone 5c-hacking method secret
The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t plan to tell Apple Inc. how it cracked a terrorist’s phone…
U.S. drops bid to force Apple to help unlock iPhone in Brooklyn after source provided passcode
The U.S. government said it no longer needs Apple Inc.’s help to get into an iPhone used by a drug dealer…
FBI’s Comey says agency paid more than $1 million to access San Bernadino iPhone
FBI Director James Comey hinted at an event in London on Thursday that the FBI paid more than $1 million…
Apple expresses ‘deep concerns’ over U.S. Senator’s proposed smartphone decryption bill
Four coalitions representing Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and other major tech companies have published an open letter…
Apple refused China access to source code
Apple has refused demands by China to hand over source code, the company’s attorney said…
Data from San Bernardino phone has helped in probe, U.S. law enforcement officials claim
Hacking the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone has produced data the FBI didn’t have before and has helped…
Apple, FBI return to Congress to spar over encryption
Apple has been asked by Chinese authorities within the last two years to hand over its source code but refused to do so…
John McAfee: Professional hackers did not unlock Islamic terrorist’s iPhone, Cellebrite helped the FBI
Now that the FBI has cracked into the San Bernardino iPhone, a new debate has been raised over who helped them…
Apple’s fight against U.S. government overreach rages on in Brooklyn
The tug-of-war between Apple Inc. and the FBI over encryption shows no signs of easing as the company reiterated its reasons…
FBI requests warrant to unlock iPhone 5c connected to California murder investigation
The FBI plans to work with its own San Diego Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory to obtain data from a seized iPhone 5c…
Senator Ron Wyden vows filibuster of controversial encryption bill
Today, legislators published an official draft of a controversial new encryption bill…
Nothing significant found on San Bernardino’s terrorist’s iPhone
Investigators spent months trying to gain access to data on the locked iPhone used by San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook…
U.S. Senate panel releases draft of controversial bill that would break encryption
Two U.S. senators on Wednesday issued a formal draft of a controversial bill that would give courts the power…
Ill-conceived California phone decryption bill defeated
A national debate over smartphone encryption arrived in Sacramento on Tuesday as legislators defeated a bill…
FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone
he FBI cracked a San Bernardino terrorist’s phone with the help of professional hackers who discovered and brought to the bureau…
Security firm CEO: Apple vs. government overreach issue will drag on for years
Apple versus the FBI was just the beginning: The debate between privacy and cybersecurity will drag on for years…
