U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…
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Google bankrupting Apple’s privacy promises by handing over iPhone data to the police
Having an iPhone doesn’t stop Google handing over your data…
ACLU files complaint with U.S. DHS over unwarranted interrogation of Apple employee and attempted device search
Today the ACLU Foundation of Northern California (ACLU-NC) filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on behalf of Apple employee…
FBI Director Christopher Wray continues pushing for encryption back doors
The encryption war is quiet now, but the murky back-and-forth between…
Cellebrite, the Feds’ favorite iPhone hacking tool, is selling on ebay for $100 – and it’s leaking data
hen eBay merchant Mr. Balaj was looking through a pile of hi-fi junk at an auction in the U.K…
FBI: End-to-end encryption like Apple’s ‘infects’ law enforcement
Nearly three years after the Federal Bureau of Investigation abandoned an effort to force Apple Inc…
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others denounce Australia’s ‘deeply flawed’ anti-encryption law
Apple, Google and Microsoft have denounced the Australian government’s decision to pass an anti-encryption law that…
Backdoors: Australia passes laws allowing spies and police to snoop on encrypted communications
Australia Thursday passed controversial laws allowing spies and police to snoop on the encrypted communications…
Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise
Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…
Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’
Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…
Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’
Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…
More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks
A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…
In major win for privacy, U.S. Supreme Court says warrant required for phone location data
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of digital privacy…
Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…
Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors
A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…
Bill Gates thinks Apple should unlock iPhones at the government’s request
In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government…
President Trump sarcastically accuses FBI of ‘blaming Samsung’ for missing Strzok-Page texts
President Donald Trump tweeted his contempt for the FBI on Tuesday as he demanded to kno…
FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones
Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…
FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…
Frequent Apple critic U.S. Senate Democrat Franken expected to resign Thursday over sexual misconduct accusations
A top Senate Democrat says he expects Sen. Al Franken to resign Thursday…
The U.S. Supreme Court must understand that cellphones aren’t voluntary
You may not realize it, but the cell phone in your pocket creates a time-stamped map of everywhere you go…
U.S. Supreme court cellphone warrant case puts free speech – not just privacy – at risk
On Wednesday, the supreme court will consider whether the government must obtain a warrant…
Apple tells U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken they trained iPhone X’s Face ID system to not be racist, ageist, or sexist
Shortly after Apple introduced iPhone X with Face ID biometric security in September…
Why iPhone X’s Face ID facial recognition is cool and creepy
Despite Bloomberg’s headline, there’s nothing creepy about Apple’s Face ID. Apple Face ID is facial recognition done right…
Apple: Just squeeze the iPhone X if you’re forced into a Face ID unlock
Apple has given the iPhone X an emergency feature that users can trigger if they’re forced…
Gripping buttons on both sides of iPhone X disables Face ID
Apple software chief Craig Federighi has revealed that Face ID unlock on the new iPhone X…
U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken wants Apple to provide more information on Face ID facial recognition technology
A day after Apple unveiled its new iPhone X — a device that its owner can unlock using facial recognition…
Police: Apple’s new Face ID technology will make it harder for authorities to bypass enhanced security
Apple’s new security features will make it harder for local police to retrieve digital evidence…
Apple, other tech companies ask Supreme Court to block warrantless cellphone tracking
In a legal brief filed last night, Apple and a group of several high-profile technology companies…
U.S. Customs can search phones but not data stored solely in the cloud
If you’re entering or exiting the US anytime soon, take note…
U.S. Immigration spent record amount on phone hacking tech just after President Trump’s travel ban
On March 9, just three days after President Trump signed off his second attempt at a travel ban from Muslim-majority countries…
American citizens: U.S. border agents can search your iPhone
When Buffalo, New York couple Akram Shibly and Kelly McCormick returned to the U.S. from a trip to Toronto…
New Apple Report suggests governments everywhere are demanding customer data
Apple has published the latest edition of its biannual report on Government Information Requests…
President Trump’s attorney general pick Jeff Sessions could restart the encryption fight
After weeks of speculation, President-elect Donald Trump today named Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as his choice for attorney general…
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…
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…
U.S. court: Government doesn’t need warrant to access cellphone records to track location data
When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?
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…
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul introduce bipartisan bill to block expansion of FBI hacking authority
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., today introduced the Stopping Mass Hacking (SMH) Act to protect millions of law-abiding Americans…
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…
