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Tag: iOS Encryption and Data Protection

FBI keeping mum on what it found on government-issued iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 9:57 amWednesday, April 6, 201619 Comments

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

Monday, April 4, 2016 12:58 pmMonday, April 4, 201613 Comments

The FBI’s method for breaking into a locked iPhone 5c is unlikely to stay secret for long…

FBI vs. Apple: ‘Unduly burdensome’

Monday, April 4, 2016 9:27 amMonday, April 4, 201622 Comments

You might well be asking yourself, if the FBI withdrew its challenge against Apple, then why…

Apple shoots for the impossible: An unbreakable iPhone

Friday, April 1, 2016 8:40 pmFriday, April 1, 201629 Comments

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

Friday, April 1, 2016 9:58 amFriday, April 1, 20166 Comments

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

Friday, April 1, 2016 8:28 amFriday, April 1, 201613 Comments

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

Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:27 amThursday, March 31, 201616 Comments

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

Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:58 amThursday, March 31, 201611 Comments

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

Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:27 amThursday, March 31, 201619 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 3:58 pmWednesday, March 30, 201619 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:37 am8 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:00 pm18 Comments

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?

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 4:27 pmTuesday, March 29, 201619 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:55 pmTuesday, March 29, 201612 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 10:28 am15 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:28 amTuesday, March 29, 20169 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:07 amTuesday, March 29, 20169 Comments

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’

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:39 am7 Comments

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

Monday, March 28, 2016 6:14 pmMonday, March 28, 201637 Comments

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

Monday, March 28, 2016 11:28 amMonday, March 28, 201610 Comments

Apple has announced its plans to transfer iCloud encryption key management to account holders…

FBI vs. Apple isn’t over; Fourth Amendment issues remain

Monday, March 28, 2016 10:57 amMonday, March 28, 20168 Comments

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

Friday, March 25, 2016 4:55 pmFriday, March 25, 20163 Comments

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

Friday, March 25, 2016 4:14 pmFriday, March 25, 201610 Comments

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

Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:25 amThursday, March 24, 201616 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 7:30 pm11 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:01 pmWednesday, March 23, 20167 Comments

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

Monday, March 14, 2016 3:03 pmMonday, March 14, 201617 Comments

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’

Monday, March 14, 2016 1:06 pmMonday, March 14, 201638 Comments

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

Monday, March 14, 2016 12:04 pmMonday, March 14, 201635 Comments

Obama’s rant on encryption is a detriment to privacy…

The U.S. government’s fight with Apple could backfire big time

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:03 amMonday, March 14, 201617 Comments

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

Monday, March 14, 2016 9:58 amMonday, March 14, 201644 Comments

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’

Monday, March 14, 2016 8:29 am6 Comments

The outspoken Republican Congressman from California, whose background is steeped in the tech industry…

Why Apple is right to resist U.S. government overreach

Sunday, March 13, 2016 12:49 pm54 Comments

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

Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:38 pm59 Comments

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’

Saturday, March 12, 2016 10:19 amSaturday, March 12, 201650 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 5:37 pm66 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 4:52 pm13 Comments

If you want to see what a world with built-in backdoors looks like should congress rule on the side of the FBI…

Former CIA Director: FBI wants to dictate iPhone’s operating system

Friday, March 11, 2016 3:28 pmFriday, March 11, 201620 Comments

The FBI’s attempts to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists…

Why the government is citing Aaron Burr in its fight against Apple

Friday, March 11, 2016 2:31 pmFriday, March 11, 201623 Comments

The government is citing an 1807 case involving Aaron Burr in its court battle to compel Apple to write software…

U.S. government takes cheap shots at Apple

Friday, March 11, 2016 12:01 pmFriday, March 11, 201626 Comments

Both Apple and the government just pulled out some fighting words…

U.S. government rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case

Friday, March 11, 2016 8:58 amFriday, March 11, 201632 Comments

A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account associated with one of the San Bernardino attackers…

FBI warns it could demand Apple’s iPhone code and secret electronic signature

Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:10 pm70 Comments

The FBI on Thursday threatened to raise the stakes in its legal battle with Apple…

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