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Judge: Order to compel Apple to write ‘GovtOS’ has been ‘unenforceable’ all along
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
Although it fiercely opposes the FBI’s demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone…
Zdziarski’s take on the FBI’s ‘alternative’ method
FBI acknowledged today that there ‘appears’ to be an alternative way into Farook’s iPhone 5c…
FBI may be required to hand over Apple iPhone hacking secrets
Any new method the bureau uses to hack into iPhones may be short-lived as it may be obligated to give Apple the details so the company can fix the security gap…
We asked every member of Congress with a computer science degree about Apple’s war with the FBI
Just because Apple and the FBI avoided an historic showdown in court this week over a previously issued…
Apple won Round 1 vs. U.S. government overreach; what comes next?
A showdown between Apple and the FBI over a dead terrorist’s iPhone took a surprise twist this week…
Steve Jobs’ former publicist: Apple got PR wrong in fight against U.S. government overreach
The publicist who helped Steve Jobs launch the first Macintosh in the 1980s says Apple failed to…
Ex-Apple CEO Sculley: FBI relying on hackers is fair
Technology and social media companies recently joined Apple Inc. to fight the battle of will with the FBI…
Apple gets short-term win over Big Brother; issue deferred, not resolved
Less than 24 hours before a highly anticipated Tuesday court session where prosecutors and Apple lawyers…
FBI could be using these hacks to break into killer’s iPhone
There are a number of ways the FBI could be attempting to hack into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino killer…
FBI says it may have found method to unlock San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone
The Justice Department said on Monday that it might no longer need Apple’s assistance to help open an iPhone…
Countdown to doomsday: Apple, FBI face off in court Tuesday
If you’ve been reading the headlines about Apple’s fight with the FBI, you know it’s easy to assume…
Apple sees weakness in FBI’s last-minute hearing request
A last-minute request by the FBI to call witnesses to next week’s court hearing in the San Bernardino iPhone case…
Adobe data hints Apple has won the PC wars
Given Apple’s continued growth in terms of its slice of overall PC sales…
The FBI has a big ulterior motive in its war against privacy and Apple’s encrypted iPhone
When a public interest group wants to create new legal precedent, its first step is to find…
The law is clear: The FBI cannot make Apple rewrite iOS
No gaps; no interpretive sunlight: this statute stops the government from doing what it wants to do to Apple…
Apple engineers, if ordered to unlock iPhone, might resist
If the F.B.I. wins its court fight to force Apple’s help in unlocking an iPhone, the agency may…
Apple’s Tim Cook on FBI fight: ‘No one’s going dark’
Apple CEO Tim Cook makes his case for why his company doesn’t want to help the FBI unlock San Bernardino killer…
Harvard Law professor and former Obama special assistant dismisses FBI’s claims
Harvard Law professor Susan Crawford and former special assistant to President Obama…
Inside Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fight against government overreach
We didn’t hear anything for a few days…
How the U.S. government’s War on Privacy provoked a backlash
The FBI’s underhand attempt to get a judge to order Apple to make iPhones less secure is largely backfiring…
Apple: ‘Government misunderstands the technology’ involved in demanding they decrypt an iPhone
Last week, the FBI had filed with the court, describing Apple’s court-borne resistance…
Apple: The FBI’s demand is unconstitutional
Apple shouldn’t have to comply with a search order for an iPhone used by one the San Bernardino, California…
Apple says U.S. ‘Founders would be appalled’ by DOJ order
Apple Inc. charged Tuesday that a court order forcing the tech giant to assist the federal government…
Donald Trump’s trade rhetoric splits GOP and makes traditional economists quake
With his threats to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, rip up trade deals and force companies such as Apple…
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham finally talks to tech experts, switches side to Apple vs. FBI
On February 18th, Senator Lindsey Graham had this to say about the FBI v. Apple court battle…
Automattic and WordPress.com stand with Apple to support digital security
At Automattic, we’re very mindful of the trust our users place in us to keep their information private and secure…
Obama administration begins to realize it may have made a big time mistake going after Apple over iPhone encryption
Three years ago, reeling from Edward J. Snowden’s disclosure of the government’s vast surveillance programs…
Tech companies join Apple to fight back against government overreach, prep to expand encryption of user data
Silicon Valley’s leading companies – including Facebook, Google and Snapchat – are working on their own increased privacy technology…
How Apple realized it was at war with the FBI: The DOJ was poised to launch PR campaign designed to pull the public’s heartstrings
It took just a few hours for the Justice Dept. to gauge how its legal action against Apple would be perceived by the public…
Apple’s fight against U.S. government overreach could escalate with demand for ‘source code’
The latest filing in the legal war between the planet’s most powerful government and its most valuable company…
Richard Clarke: U.S. government more interested in setting legal precedent than solving the problem of one iPhone
NPR’s David Greene talks to the former senior counterterrorism official in the U.S. government, Richard Clarke, about the fight between Apple and the FBI….
Apple counsel: U.S. DOJ ‘got a little bit carried away’ with encryption rhetoric
Apple will shortly respond to the government on why the Justice Department arguments are wrong and “would have terrible consequences” for national security and citizens…
After Apple, Obama administration’s War on Privacy targets Facebook’s WhatsApp
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’
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
Obama’s rant on encryption is a detriment to privacy…
The U.S. government’s fight with Apple could backfire big time
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
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’
The outspoken Republican Congressman from California, whose background is steeped in the tech industry…
Why Apple is right to resist U.S. government overreach
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
A Florida county sheriff has threatened to arrest Apple CEO Tim Cook…
