Support for Apple in its showdown with the FBI was slow coming in Silicon Valley, but…
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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…
Apple is right, the U.S. government demand would make us all less secure
In the long-term, this attack on encryption will make us all more insecure and could have incredibly drastic impacts on the way we live…
How Apple will fight the DOJ in iPhone backdoor case: U.S. government’s position stands on 227 year old law
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday evening said the US government’s legal position on encryption backdoors…
USA Today alters logo to support Apple in fight against U.S. government overreach
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of their customers…
Obama administration claims FBI is not asking Apple for a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone
Obama administration is claiming that the FBI is not asking Apple for a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone…
Privacy activists plan rallies across U.S. to support Apple in battle against U.S. government on February 23rd
Privacy advocates stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the downtown San Francisco Apple store on Wednesday…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai wishy-washy on Apple’s fight against U.S. government backdoor demands
We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set. Today our freedom and our liberty is at stake…
Why Apple is fighting back against U.S. federal government demands for iPhone access
I have to hand it to the federal prosecutors, they picked the perfect case to try and force Apple’s hand…
Snowden backs Apple in fight over iPhone; blasts Google’s silence
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has backed Apple’s refusal to comply with a federal court order…
Obama administration: We’re only demanding Apple hack just one iPhone
A court order demanding that Apple Inc. help the U.S. government break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists…
Security firm shows how Apple could bypass iPhone security to comply with FBI request
A security firm says that while Apple may fight hard to resist a California court order to help the FBI to break into an iPhone…
What the Apple court order means for your smartphone privacy
Late on Tuesday a federal magistrate judge in California ordered Apple to help the FBI break into the iPhones…
EFF opposes U.S. government demand to force Apple to unlock terrorist’s iPhone
If the U.S. government can force Apple to do this, other countries, such as Russia and China, will ask for this same power….
‘Who do they think they are?’ Donald Trump blasts Apple for not unlocking San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone
Donald Trump says that Apple should comply with a California judge’s order to help the FBI break…
Tim Cook posts open letter opposing U.S. government demands to bypass iPhone encryption
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has posted an open letter to customers opposing U.S. government demands…
Apple CEO opposes court order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone
Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone…
Apple wants judge to rule if it can be forced to unlock defendant’s iPhone
Apple has requested a court in New York to rule finally whether it can be compelled to assist investigators…
U.S. House lawmakers seek to outlaw states from banning encrypted iPhones
U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will introduce bipartisan legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit states…
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…
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…
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…
