Due to COVID-19 mitigation, many people are wearing face masks in public. Now, Apple’s iOS 13.5 beta makes unlocking an iPhone with passcode easier…
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Apple iPhone’s Face ID doesn’t work with N95 face masks
Apple iPhone’s Face ID facial recognition isn’t made for use with masks, including N95 face masks, which the CDC now recommends we all wear in order to…
iOS 14 leaks are more proof that encryption ‘backdoors’ won’t work
The criminal, the terrorist, the bad actor — and they absolutely shouldn’t be given the chance to do so with an encryption backdoor of any sort…
Apple CEO Cook defends decision to fight DOJ on iPhone ‘backdoor’
Apple CEO Tim Cook again defended the decision not to introduce a so-called “backdoor” to its products that would give law enforcement greater access…
FBI claims it still can’t access data on Pensacola terrorist’s iPhones
The FBI has reconstructed an iPhone belonging to an Islamic terrorist, but still can’t access the encrypted data on the device…
Why Apple is right to oppose an iPhone backdoor for law enforcement
Apple is right to continue opposing an iPhone backdoor for law enforcement. Creating a “backdoor” would undermine cybersecurity and privacy for everyone…
President Trump demands Apple unlock iPhones
Trump demands Apple unlock iPhones – again. U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his stance on Apple’s refusal to unlock iPhones for investigators…
President Trump demands iPhone backdoors, putting all iPhones at risk
President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Apple to unlock two iPhones used by an Islamic terrorist suspect in a shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in December…
FBI successfully unlocks iPhone 11 Pro, so why is it demanding Apple unlock older iPhones?
Senator Ron Wyden’s office has asked the Department of Justice to explain why it is making public demands for backdoors if it has already used the tool to access the newest iPhones…
Steve Bannon warns Apple: President Trump is going to ‘drop the hammer’ on you over unlocking iPhones
Steve Bannon, U.S President Trump’s former chief strategist, says that the president is going to “drop the hammer” on getting Apple to work with authorities…
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges Apple to work with law enforcement
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that Apple and other companies should cooperate with U.S. investigators as law enforcement officials continued probing last month’s Islamic terrorist attack…
The FBI doesn’t need Apple to unlock Pensacola terrorist’s iPhones
Forensics firm Cellebrite has released a new update its UFED Physical Analyzer software that could be used to access data on the Pensacola Islamic terrorist’s iPhones…
Apple preps for legal fight with DOJ over encryption
Apple is preparing for a legal battle with the U.S. Justice Department and the Trump administration as the company publicly attempts to defuse the dispute. Apple CEO Tim Cook has assembled a group of top advisers…
As DOJ pressures Apple, researchers say older iPhones are easier to crack
The escalation of a long-running encryption conflict between the Justice Department and Apple Inc. has puzzled security experts who say that new hacking tools have made it possible to gain access to many of the company’s older devices…
President Trump slams Apple for refusing to unlock terrorist’s iPhone
A day after President Donald Trump’s attorney general accused Apple of not being helpful in an investigation of a terrorist attack in Florida…
Stolen iPhone helps solve murder of firefighter
Chris Randazzo died protecting the passcode for his iPhone…