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Tag: John McAfee

Donald Trump seems to have given up his Apple boycott

Friday, March 11, 2016 3:57 pmFriday, March 11, 201617 Comments

Three weeks ago, Donald Trump announced an impromptu boycott of Apple products…

Apple’s privacy fight could be even worse in Europe

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 7:12 pm26 Comments

Throughout its fight with the FBI over unlocking iPhones, Apple has said that lawmakers, not courts…

France clears bill that could force Apple to unlock terror data

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:01 amWednesday, March 9, 201629 Comments

French lawmakers backed a plan to impose penalties including jail time on technology executives…

Woz: U.S. government ‘picked the lamest case you ever could’

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 10:28 amTuesday, March 8, 201611 Comments

Woz said that he sided with Apple in the FBI fight, first because he’s always been strong on human rights…

This is Tim Cook’s Apple: Clash over iPhone privacy redefines Steve Jobs’ company

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 9:56 amTuesday, March 8, 201616 Comments

Cook has been using the pulpit of Apple to emerge as one of the world’s most outspoken corporate executives on privacy and other social issues…

U.S. Feds: New judge must force iPhone unlock, overturning ruling that favored Apple

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 9:29 amTuesday, March 8, 201612 Comments

As expected, federal prosecutors in an iPhone unlocking case in New York have now asked a more senior judge…

U.S. government appeals Apple win in Brooklyn iPhone encryption battle

Monday, March 7, 2016 10:58 pmTuesday, March 8, 201616 Comments

Apple Inc. agreed to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone before abruptly changing course in October after a judge…

John McAfee lied about San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone hack to ‘get a shitload of public attention’

Monday, March 7, 2016 4:27 pmMonday, March 7, 201616 Comments

McAfee has been on a media tour discussing a court order that directs Apple to write custom code to help the FBI access a terrorist’s iPhone…

Lavabit: U.S. government overreach may drive U.S. companies offshore

Monday, March 7, 2016 2:28 pmMonday, March 7, 201619 Comments

Another amicus brief has been filed in support of Apple in its legal battle with the FBI over the measures…

The full list of who’s for Apple and who’s for U.S. government overreach

Monday, March 7, 2016 12:55 pmMonday, March 7, 20168 Comments

Sheri Pym, the U.S. magistrate who ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, has some reading to do…

Apple case exposes ongoing rift in Obama administration over encryption policy

Monday, March 7, 2016 11:30 amMonday, March 7, 201620 Comments

FBI Director James Comey and the DOJ have long tried and failed to convince other departments to join the broader battle against unbreakable encryption…

Seth Meyers of NBC’s ‘Late Night’ looks at Apple vs. U.S. government

Sunday, March 6, 2016 4:19 pmSunday, March 6, 20164 Comments

Seth Meyers of NBC’s ‘Late Night’ took aim at the subject of smartphone encryption and explained why…

Why Apple should hold firm against U.S. government overreach

Sunday, March 6, 2016 1:36 pm14 Comments

Personal privacy and doubts about law enforcement’s motives give Apple the better argument…

‘Dormant cyber pathogen’ San Bernardino DA Michael Ramos demands judge command Apple to help FBI decrypt iPhone

Saturday, March 5, 2016 8:42 am51 Comments

One day after the San Bernardino County district attorney said that an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters might contain…

Why even Apple’s mortal enemies are lining up to protest U.S. government overreach

Friday, March 4, 2016 4:26 pm42 Comments

More than two dozen technology companies said Thursday that they stand with Apple in its battle with the FBI…

Apple’s best defense against the FBI is the one it can’t share publicly

Friday, March 4, 2016 4:01 pmFriday, March 4, 201611 Comments

The US government lost the backdoor race long ago…

French parliament votes to penalize smartphone makers over encryption

Friday, March 4, 2016 1:18 pm22 Comments

French parliamentary deputies, defying government wishes, have voted in favor of penalizing smartphone makers…

San Bernardino DA: Terrorist’s county-owned iPhone could contain ‘dormant cyber pathogen’ or something

Friday, March 4, 2016 10:46 am36 Comments

The iPhone at the center of the ongoing legal battle between Apple and the FBI may hold…

U.N. Human Rights Commissioner: U.S. government risks opening a Pandora’s Box in Apple iPhone case

Friday, March 4, 2016 9:14 amFriday, March 4, 201622 Comments

The top U.N. human rights official warned on Friday that U.S. officials risked opening a ‘Pandora’s Box’ in the case against Apple…

Former U.S. Homeland Security Chief: iPhone override would be software equivalent of biological weapon

Friday, March 4, 2016 8:25 amFriday, March 4, 201615 Comments

Forcing Apple to write an operating system so it can try to break into the iPhone used by a terrorist…

U.S. Congressman introduces bill to forbid federal agencies from purchasing Apple products until company unlocks terrorist’s iPhone

Thursday, March 3, 2016 10:12 pmThursday, March 3, 201661 Comments

A Florida congressman has introduced a new bill that would forbid federal agencies from purchasing Apple products…

Apple is racking up supporters in privacy fight against U.S. government overreach

Thursday, March 3, 2016 6:43 pm9 Comments

A wave of prominent technology companies and individuals began formally backing Apple on Thursday…

Husband of San Bernardino terrorism victim backs Apple vs. U.S. government overreach

Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:28 pmThursday, March 3, 201620 Comments

The husband of a victim of the San Bernardino terror attack has backed Apple in its fight over the security of its iPhones…

Over 40 companies to back Apple vs. U.S. government overreach; beleaguered Samsung still thinking about it

Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:57 pm12 Comments

Apple and the FBI are set to start its court battle for the San Bernardino case in a couple of weeks, March 22nd…

Apple posts amicus briefs in support of Apple vs. U.S. government overreach

Thursday, March 3, 2016 10:16 amThursday, March 3, 20165 Comments

Apple today posted a listing of amicus briefs in support of Apple vs. U.S. government overreach…

U.S. Defense Secretary says strong encryption essential to national security, not a believer in back doors

Thursday, March 3, 2016 9:28 am12 Comments

Declaring that strong encryption is essential to the nation’s security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a tech industry audience…

Apple digs in for long fight against U.S. government overreach: ‘There is no middle ground’

Thursday, March 3, 2016 8:56 amThursday, March 3, 201612 Comments

Apple doesn’t work for the government…

ACLU, other privacy groups urge U.S. judge to support Apple vs. U.S. government in iPhone case

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 4:26 pmWednesday, March 2, 20167 Comments

Digital privacy advocates have called on a U.S. federal judge to approve Apple Inc’s request not to be compelled to build software to help the FBI unlock an iPhone…

Would you like that shoe broiled, poached, or fried, John McAfee? Because you don’t know how iPhones work

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 2:55 pmWednesday, March 2, 201620 Comments

Former antivirus developer and presidential wannabe John McAfee claimed a couple of weeks ago to have the perfect solution…

Mossberg: Apple’s iCloud loophole

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 2:01 pmWednesday, March 2, 201610 Comments

I stand with Apple in its dispute with the FBI over the demand for special passcode-cracking software…

Apple scored the knockout punch against FBI in House Judiciary Committee hearing

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 12:01 pmWednesday, March 2, 201645 Comments

Apple had argued all along that this issue was far too important to be settled in court on the basis of a single case…

U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa: The FBI should try to unlock shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 11:00 amWednesday, March 2, 201617 Comments

The FBI might be able to copy the hard drive of an iPhone used by a mass shooter without triggering the device’s auto-erase functions…

Within an hour of Malaysia Flight 370 disappearing, Apple was working with officials to locate it

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:28 amWednesday, March 2, 20165 Comments

Apple has been in Washington D.C. today testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the San Bernardino case…

John McAfee reveals how the FBI can unlock an iPhone in 30 minutes

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:01 amWednesday, March 2, 201631 Comments

John McAfee, the anti-virus program pioneer and gadfly U.S. presidential candidate, claimed that unlocking the Apple iPhone…

Can the FBI force a company to break into its own products? No, says U.S. Magistrate

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 8:34 amWednesday, March 2, 20166 Comments

Can the FBI force a company like Apple to extract data from a customer’s smartphone?

FBI Director Comey now claims ‘mistake made’ in changing San Bernadino terrorist’s Apple ID password

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 5:27 pmTuesday, March 1, 201640 Comments

FBI Director James Comey now claims ‘there was a mistake made’ when the agency directed…

Turing Award winners advocate for encryption; back Apple vs. U.S. government overreach

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 3:01 pmTuesday, March 1, 20165 Comments

This year’s $1 million A.M. Turing Award goes to a pair of cryptographers whose ideas helped make Internet commerce possible…

Mark Cuban: Why Apple must win vs. the FBI; in the United States of America, we have rights

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 2:29 pmTuesday, March 1, 201611 Comments

In the event Apple loses the current case to the FBI, setting a precedent that they can be compelled to unlock phones for the FBI and other government agencies, each and every…

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch plays disinformation card in iPhone unlocking fight

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 1:48 pmTuesday, March 1, 201621 Comments

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch hopes Apple will finally see the light and comply with a Federal Court order to create a passcode hackable version of the iPhone operating system…

How to watch Apple’s U.S. Congressional hearing

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 10:21 am10 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee will be hosting its first hearing on Tuesday on the tech giant’s refusal to cooperate in opening of the encrypted iPhone…

Verizon CEO McAdam supports strong encryption; Apple vs. FBI should be addressed by U.S. Congress

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 9:30 amTuesday, March 1, 201615 Comments

We support the availability of strong encryption with no “back doors” that would enable government access to private information, which we believe would degrade security and privacy for millions of users…

House Judiciary Committee members consider legal brief in support of Apple vs. U.S. government

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 8:58 amTuesday, March 1, 20166 Comments

Members of the House Judiciary Committee are considering filing a ‘friend of the court’ brief in Apple Inc’s encryption dispute with the U.S. government…

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