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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…
Obama pushes for iPhone back door; Congressman Issa blasts Obama’s ‘fundamental lack of understanding’
Obama sided with law enforcement Friday in the debate pitting encryption and personal privacy versus U.S. government overreach…
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch backs U.S. government overreach on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
As the iPhone unlocking case becomes more heated, United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch went on late night television…
Want to see what the future holds if Apple loses? Look no further than Microsoft
If you want to see what a world with built-in backdoors looks like should congress rule on the side of the FBI…
Donald Trump seems to have given up his Apple boycott
Three weeks ago, Donald Trump announced an impromptu boycott of Apple products…
Former CIA Director: FBI wants to dictate iPhone’s operating system
The FBI’s attempts to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists…
Why the government is citing Aaron Burr in its fight against Apple
The government is citing an 1807 case involving Aaron Burr in its court battle to compel Apple to write software…
U.S. government takes cheap shots at Apple
Both Apple and the government just pulled out some fighting words…
U.S. government rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case
A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account associated with one of the San Bernardino attackers…
Apple: U.S. Justice Dept attempting to ‘smear’ company by taking a ‘cheap shot’
According to reports, Apple’s lead counsel has accused the ironically-named U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday of trying…
Amid Apple’s FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryption
While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data…
Apple’s Eddy Cue: FBI’s encryption stance would benefit criminals
The FBI’s stance on encryption benefits criminals, according to Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue…
California Democrat Diane Feinstein backs U.S. government overreach over Apple
Silicon Valley executives who threw their support to Apple in its standoff with the FBI…
Snowden: U.S. government’s claim it can’t unlock San Bernardino iPhone is ‘bullshit’
The FBI says Apple has the “exclusive technical means” to unlock the iPhone. Respectfully, that’s bullshit…
Apple’s Eddy Cue: Next the government will want to turn on your iPhone’s camera or microphone
If the FBI is successful in this case, there’s no telling what it might try to do next…
Apple’s privacy fight could be even worse in Europe
Throughout its fight with the FBI over unlocking iPhones, Apple has said that lawmakers, not courts…
FBI Director James Comey’s war on Apple and privacy is becoming a political problem for Obama and the Democrats
The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House…
France clears bill that could force Apple to unlock terror data
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’
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The US government lost the backdoor race long ago…
