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Tag: iOS Encryption and Data Protection

Apple: U.S. Justice Dept attempting to ‘smear’ company by taking a ‘cheap shot’

Thursday, March 10, 2016 7:27 pm15 Comments

According to reports, Apple’s lead counsel has accused the ironically-named U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday of trying…

California bill would force makers to disable encryption on all phones

Thursday, March 10, 2016 5:35 pmThursday, March 10, 201640 Comments

A new California State Assembly bill would ban default encryption features on all smartphones…

Amid Apple’s FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryption

Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:55 pmThursday, March 10, 201612 Comments

While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data…

Apple’s Eddy Cue: FBI’s encryption stance would benefit criminals

Thursday, March 10, 2016 2:59 pmThursday, March 10, 201618 Comments

The FBI’s stance on encryption benefits criminals, according to Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue…

California Democrat Diane Feinstein backs U.S. government overreach over Apple

Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:55 pmThursday, March 10, 201639 Comments

Silicon Valley executives who threw their support to Apple in its standoff with the FBI…

Snowden: U.S. government’s claim it can’t unlock San Bernardino iPhone is ‘bullshit’

Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:57 amThursday, March 10, 201620 Comments

The FBI says Apple has the “exclusive technical means” to unlock the iPhone. Respectfully, that’s bullshit…

Apple’s Eddy Cue: Next the government will want to turn on your iPhone’s camera or microphone

Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:58 amThursday, March 10, 201612 Comments

If the FBI is successful in this case, there’s no telling what it might try to do next…

FBI Director James Comey’s war on Apple and privacy is becoming a political problem for Obama and the Democrats

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 4:56 pmWednesday, March 9, 201623 Comments

The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House…

546 reasons why America should reject encryption ‘backdoors’

Thursday, February 11, 2016 9:25 am18 Comments

The U.S. is not the only place in the world that creates encryption products…

Proposed California bill looks to outlaw sale of encrypted smartphones

Thursday, January 21, 2016 11:00 amThursday, January 21, 201648 Comments

Despite the state’s deep tech roots, California’s legislature is considering banning devices that come with unbreakable encryption…

Why Apple defends encryption so jealously

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:35 pm26 Comments

We are in the midst of fundamentally redefining the relationship between governments and citizens in the face of technological upheavals…

Apple, Tim Cook, and encryption discussed with Jeb Bush during Republican Debate in Charleston

Friday, January 15, 2016 1:27 pmFriday, January 15, 201616 Comments

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

Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:06 pmThursday, January 21, 201643 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:07 pm36 Comments

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

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 9:50 amTuesday, January 5, 20168 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 12:01 pmTuesday, December 22, 201569 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:35 am10 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 10:59 am13 Comments

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

Monday, December 21, 2015 10:15 pmMonday, December 21, 201545 Comments

Hillary Clinton, if elected, will make it a priority to wage war on encryption…

Apple launches counteroffensive against UK’s proposed new surveillance law

Monday, December 21, 2015 5:32 pm17 Comments

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

Monday, December 21, 2015 3:09 pmMonday, December 21, 201537 Comments

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

Monday, December 21, 2015 10:56 amMonday, December 21, 201512 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook is defending his opposition to providing intelligence agencies with back doors to access iPhones and…

Five smartphone wishes for 2015: Smartphones must do better in 5 key areas

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 3:29 pmWednesday, December 31, 201429 Comments

The smartphones of 2014 were an impressive lot…

Apple security faces biggest test in 2015

Monday, December 29, 2014 2:30 pm13 Comments

Apple’s platforms are where the money is, other platforms are where the money isn’t…

Apple releases iOS Security guide

Monday, June 4, 2012 1:09 pm2 Comments

Apple designed the iOS platform with security at its core…

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