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U.S. Senate Majority Leader McConnell urges new COVID-19 stimulus in broad funding bill

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:05 pm31 Comments

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress should include a fresh wave of COVID-19 stimulus in…

Stimulus progress turns Dow positive for 2020; S&P 500, Nasdaq post best week since July

Friday, October 9, 2020 5:00 pmFriday, October 9, 202040 Comments

Stocks rose for a third straight session as investors wrapped the best week weekly performance for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq since…

Bernie Sanders threatens to hold up emergency coronavirus relief bill

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:33 pmWednesday, March 25, 202014 Comments

The prospect of a planned Senate vote on a $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic dimmed Wednesday as Senator Bernie Sanders …

U.S. to disclose estimate of number of American citizens under surveillance

Monday, December 19, 2016 9:28 amMonday, December 19, 20169 Comments

The U.S. intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been…

U.S. Senate unanimously approves trade secrets bill

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 8:30 am15 Comments

The U.S. Senate on Monday approved legislation to give companies greater legal protections…

FBI vs. Apple isn’t over; Fourth Amendment issues remain

Monday, March 28, 2016 10:57 amMonday, March 28, 20168 Comments

The FBI and Apple reached a cease-fire last week, but it can’t last…

Apple says it may not be needed to unlock New York drug dealer’s iPhone

Friday, March 25, 2016 4:55 pmFriday, March 25, 20163 Comments

Apple Inc. said it may not be needed to help unlock an iPhone connected to a drug case in New York…

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends secret meeting with tech CEOs , top Republicans in plot to stop Trump

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 8:57 amTuesday, March 8, 201660 Comments

Karl Rove shared focus group findings…

U.S. Congress likely to side with Apple vs. FBI in iPhone unlocking fight

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 3:29 pm15 Comments

In the days after the attacks of Sept. 11, law enforcement and national security agencies brought Congress a lengthy list…

The FBI’s case against Apple got kneecapped in Brooklyn: The judges rebuke couldn’t have been stronger

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 11:27 amTuesday, March 1, 201619 Comments

Using the word ‘tyranny’ once and ‘absurd’ nine times, Judge Orenstein accused the DOJ of trying to…

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 pmTuesday, March 1, 201618 Comments

The U.S. government cannot force Apple Inc. to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge ruled…

Apple wants judge to rule if it can be forced to unlock defendant’s iPhone

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 6:08 pmTuesday, February 16, 201617 Comments

Apple has requested a court in New York to rule finally whether it can be compelled to assist investigators…

Apple CEO Tim Cook defends privacy, encryption amidst terrorist concerns

Friday, December 18, 2015 3:58 pmFriday, December 18, 20159 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook staunchly defended personal privacy and the use of encryption on iPhones…

Piggybacked U.S. cybersecurity bill may rile Apple Inc.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:38 pm34 Comments

The cybersecurity proposal shields companies that voluntarily share threat data with the U.S. government…

Obama administration wants access to smartphones

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 8:58 amTuesday, December 15, 201535 Comments

A civil-liberties advocate called the Obama administration one of the worst for privacy protections…

Obama administration’s calls for backdoors into encrypted communications echo Clinton-era key escrow fiasco

Monday, December 14, 2015 4:51 pmWednesday, February 26, 202040 Comments

In the face of a Federal Bureau of Investigation proposal requesting backdoors into encrypted communications…

Apple CEO Cook: ‘You can’t have a back door that’s only for the good guys’

Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:24 pm71 Comments

There’s a burning debate – bordering on a battle – between the U.S. government and technology companies over encryption…

Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks

Saturday, November 14, 2015 3:19 pm142 Comments

As Paris reels from terror attacks that claimed at least 128 lives, fierce blame for the attack is being directed toward…

Privacy advocates alarmed as UK unveils laws proposing power to spy on Web use

Thursday, November 5, 2015 1:35 pm23 Comments

Britain unveiled plans on Wednesday for sweeping new surveillance powers, including the right to find out which websites people visit…

Do not let the government snoops weaken encryption

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 2:29 pmWednesday, November 4, 201520 Comments

The bill unveiled by the UK on Wednesday does not ban companies from offering strong encryption…

Apple can’t – and won’t – decrypt your iPhone: Why it matters

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 11:17 am7 Comments

Governments use a variety of means — sometimes de facto or later found to be illegal or unconstitutional in the country in which it’s occurring…

Government pressure for Apple to bypass encryption reduced as iPhone owner enters guilty plea

Saturday, October 31, 2015 10:56 am26 Comments

Jun Feng, a defendant in a criminal case, has entered a guilty plea, removing pressure from a New York court…

Judge compares government request for Apple to access users’ iPhone data to execution order

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 3:58 pmTuesday, October 27, 201511 Comments

Ordering Apple to access data against its will would be akin to making a reluctant drug company carry out a lethal injection…

U.S. judge expresses doubts over forcing Apple to unlock iPhone

Monday, October 26, 2015 3:58 pmMonday, October 26, 201518 Comments

U.S. judge on Monday expressed strong doubts that he had the legal authority to order Apple Inc…

US DOJ claims Apple lacks legal standing to refuse iPhone unlock order

Friday, October 23, 2015 4:55 pmFriday, October 23, 201551 Comments

A federal filing has shed some light on the court matter involving Apple’s unwillingness to unlock…

Apple tells U.S. judge it can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 8 or higher

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 4:26 pmTuesday, October 20, 20159 Comments

Apple Inc. told a federal judge that it ‘would be impossible’ to access user data on a locked iPhone…

Apple CEO Cook defends encryption, opposes back door for government spies

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 8:56 amTuesday, October 20, 201514 Comments

Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and the director of the National Security Agency squared off on Monday…

With Apple court order, activist federal judge seeks to fuel debate about data encryption

Monday, October 12, 2015 12:16 pmMonday, October 12, 201514 Comments

A federal judge in New York is seeking to expand to the courts the hot debate over whether tech companies like Apple…

Judge declines to order Apple to disable security on device seized by U.S. government

Saturday, October 10, 2015 3:03 pm20 Comments

A federal magistrate in Brooklyn is temporarily refusing to order Apple to disable security on a device seized by the U.S. government…

Apple refused to give iMessages to the U.S. government

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 12:24 pmTuesday, September 8, 201535 Comments

The Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages…

NY Times Op-Ed calls for Apple to decrypt iPhones for law enforcement

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 7:23 pmTuesday, August 11, 201558 Comments

Last September, Apple and Google, whose operating systems…

Security expert: Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime are not ‘end-to-end’ secure

Thursday, August 6, 2015 4:57 pmThursday, August 6, 201514 Comments

Apple’s iOS is vastly more secure than Android…

Edward Snowden explains why Apple should continue to fight the government on encryption

Saturday, August 1, 2015 10:14 am60 Comments

As the Obama administration campaign to stop Apple…

Obama administration war against Apple just got uglier

Friday, July 31, 2015 1:00 pmFriday, July 31, 201595 Comments

The Obama administration’s central strategy against Apple…

Understanding Apple and privacy

Monday, June 8, 2015 9:56 amMonday, June 8, 20155 Comments

Appel believes that people have a right to privacy and security…

Edward Snowden: Apple is a privacy pioneer

Friday, June 5, 2015 3:33 pmMonday, June 8, 201527 Comments

Pioneering companies like Apple, ensuring that even if your phone is stolen, your private life remains private…

Obama urges Senate to renew NSA’s bulk phone surveillance program

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 2:08 pm33 Comments

Obama called on the Senate Tuesday to extend key Patriot Act…

Woz: Edward Snowden is a ‘total hero to me’

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 12:00 pmTuesday, May 26, 201533 Comments

Steve Wozniak reaffirmed his staunch support for digital privacy…

U.S. Senate blocks measures to extend so-called Patriot Act; NSA’s bulk collection of phone records in jeopardy

Saturday, May 23, 2015 11:04 amSaturday, May 23, 201521 Comments

The Senate on Saturday rejected legislation that would curb the federal government…

Businesses hopeful Republican control of U.S. Congress will break tax-reform gridlock

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 8:58 amWednesday, November 5, 2014108 Comments

“Chief executives have been consistently pressing for change, especially in light of the corporate ‘inversions’…

U.S. Senate weighs corporate tax repatriation holiday to help fund highway repairs

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:01 pmWednesday, June 11, 201441 Comments

The plan would give companies a one-time reduction in the amount of taxes they pay on profits earned abroad…

Tim Cook’s visits with Boehner, Reid, and McConnell meant to open line of communication with D.C.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:29 amTuesday, May 29, 201245 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook got barely any notice when he slipped into the Capitol…

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