Tag: James Orenstein
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FBI vs. Apple isn’t over; Fourth Amendment issues remain
Monday, March 28, 2016 · 10:57 am · 8 Comments
The FBI and Apple reached a cease-fire last week, but it can’t last…
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Apple says it may not be needed to unlock New York drug dealer’s iPhone
Friday, March 25, 2016 · 4:55 pm · 3 Comments
Apple Inc. said it may not be needed to help unlock an iPhone connected to a drug case in New York…
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U.S. Congress likely to side with Apple vs. FBI in iPhone unlocking fight
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · 3:29 pm · 15 Comments
In the days after the attacks of Sept. 11, law enforcement and national security agencies brought Congress a lengthy list…
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The FBI’s case against Apple got kneecapped in Brooklyn: The judges rebuke couldn’t have been stronger
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · 11:27 am · 19 Comments
Using the word ‘tyranny’ once and ‘absurd’ nine times, Judge Orenstein accused the DOJ of trying to…
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U.S. Magistrate Judge: The U.S. government cannot force Apple to unlock an iPhone in New York drug case
Monday, February 29, 2016 · 11:06 pm · 18 Comments
The U.S. government cannot force Apple Inc. to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge ruled…
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Apple wants judge to rule if it can be forced to unlock defendant’s iPhone
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 · 6:08 pm · 17 Comments
Apple has requested a court in New York to rule finally whether it can be compelled to assist investigators…
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Piggybacked U.S. cybersecurity bill may rile Apple Inc.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 · 6:38 pm · 34 Comments
The cybersecurity proposal shields companies that voluntarily share threat data with the U.S. government…
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Obama administration wants access to smartphones
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 · 8:58 am · 35 Comments
A civil-liberties advocate called the Obama administration one of the worst for privacy protections…
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Obama administration’s calls for backdoors into encrypted communications echo Clinton-era key escrow fiasco
Monday, December 14, 2015 · 4:51 pm · 40 Comments
In the face of a Federal Bureau of Investigation proposal requesting backdoors into encrypted communications…
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Apple CEO Cook: ‘You can’t have a back door that’s only for the good guys’
Saturday, November 21, 2015 · 9:24 pm · 71 Comments
There’s a burning debate – bordering on a battle – between the U.S. government and technology companies over encryption…
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Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks
Saturday, November 14, 2015 · 3:19 pm · 142 Comments
As Paris reels from terror attacks that claimed at least 128 lives, fierce blame for the attack is being directed toward…
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Privacy advocates alarmed as UK unveils laws proposing power to spy on Web use
Thursday, November 5, 2015 · 1:35 pm · 23 Comments
Britain unveiled plans on Wednesday for sweeping new surveillance powers, including the right to find out which websites people visit…
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Do not let the government snoops weaken encryption
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 · 2:29 pm · 20 Comments
The bill unveiled by the UK on Wednesday does not ban companies from offering strong encryption…
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Government pressure for Apple to bypass encryption reduced as iPhone owner enters guilty plea
Saturday, October 31, 2015 · 10:56 am · 26 Comments
Jun Feng, a defendant in a criminal case, has entered a guilty plea, removing pressure from a New York court…
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U.S. judge expresses doubts over forcing Apple to unlock iPhone
Monday, October 26, 2015 · 3:58 pm · 18 Comments
U.S. judge on Monday expressed strong doubts that he had the legal authority to order Apple Inc…
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US DOJ claims Apple lacks legal standing to refuse iPhone unlock order
Friday, October 23, 2015 · 4:55 pm · 51 Comments
A federal filing has shed some light on the court matter involving Apple’s unwillingness to unlock…
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Apple tells U.S. judge it can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 8 or higher
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 · 4:26 pm · 9 Comments
Apple Inc. told a federal judge that it ‘would be impossible’ to access user data on a locked iPhone…
