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Security experts: The FBI’s iPhone-unlocking demand of Apple is risky

Monday, February 22, 2016 4:50 pmMonday, February 22, 201612 Comments

Although they want to compel assistance from Apple to unlock a phone used by San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook…

Pew survey: More than half of Americans think Apple should comply with FBI

Monday, February 22, 2016 3:13 pmMonday, February 22, 201651 Comments

As the standoff between the Department of Justice and Apple Inc. continues over an iPhone…

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg backs Apple versus U.S. government in iPhone security dispute

Monday, February 22, 2016 2:49 pm2 Comments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that he supports Apple’s position in its fight with the U.S. government…

Tim Cook’s memo to Apple employees: ‘This case is about more than a single phone’

Monday, February 22, 2016 1:58 pmMonday, February 22, 201610 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out again in his fight to protect his customers’ privacy…

Snowden: FBI could hack San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s involvement

Monday, February 22, 2016 12:59 pmMonday, February 22, 201613 Comments

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden spoke of one technique in particular that he said could be used to hack the iPhone…

Why did the FBI direct the San Bernardino Health Department to reset Syed Farook’s Apple ID?

Monday, February 22, 2016 12:00 pmMonday, February 22, 201632 Comments

The FBI screwed this up by directing the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health to reset Farook’s Apple ID password…

Public supports Apple in FBI fight, but U.S. feds dig in hoping to establish legal precedent

Monday, February 22, 2016 11:28 am18 Comments

Apple Inc. appears to have the overwhelming backing of the public in fighting an judge’s order to break the security code…

Ex-NSA, ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden backs Apple on iPhone ‘backdoor’

Monday, February 22, 2016 11:04 amMonday, February 22, 20167 Comments

Four-star general Michael Hayden says he opposes proposals to force Apple and other tech companies to install “backdoors” in digital devices…

Apple’s new lawyer, former U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush, calls iPhone-unlock order a ‘Pandora’s Box’

Monday, February 22, 2016 9:30 amMonday, February 22, 201617 Comments

Apples’ new lawyer was the U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush…

Apple posts open letter: ‘Answers to your questions about Apple and security’

Monday, February 22, 2016 8:29 am41 Comments

Why is Apple objecting to the U.S. government’s order?

Apple vs. the U.S. government: Who elected Tim Cook?

Sunday, February 21, 2016 11:39 amMonday, February 22, 201677 Comments

We didn’t elect Tim Cook to protect privacy, but…

Apple could easily lock rights-trampling governments out of future iPhones

Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:36 amSaturday, February 20, 201630 Comments

Apple’s legal showdown with the federal government over the security of iPhones likely won’t be settled for many months, or even years if the case goes all the way to the Supreme Court…

Prediction: Apple will cave to U.S. government demand to crack open iPhone, Donald Trump will get the credit

Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:23 amSaturday, February 20, 201651 Comments

Public opinion seems split on the issue of whether Apple should comply with the FBI…

Apple: Terrorist’s Apple ID password changed in government custody, blocking access

Friday, February 19, 2016 11:18 pm48 Comments

The Apple ID password linked to the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists was changed less…

Petition asks Obama administration to stop demanding Apple create iPhone backdoor

Friday, February 19, 2016 11:03 pmFriday, February 19, 201616 Comments

A petition to the Obama administration has been launched that asks the government to halt efforts that compel Apple…

Newspaper editorials back Apple over U.S. government 8 to 1

Friday, February 19, 2016 5:32 pm35 Comments

Support for Apple in its showdown with the FBI was slow coming in Silicon Valley, but…

Apple likely to invoke First Amendment free-speech rights in fight against U.S. government backdoor demands

Friday, February 19, 2016 4:53 pmFriday, February 19, 201627 Comments

Apple will likely seek to invoke the United States’ protections of free speech as one of its key legal arguments…

Donald Trump calls for Apple boycott over San Bernardino terrorist iPhone encryption

Friday, February 19, 2016 4:05 pmFriday, February 19, 201675 Comments

Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple Inc products until the tech giant agrees to U.S. government demands…

Secret memo details U.S. government’s broader strategy to crack phones

Friday, February 19, 2016 3:01 pmFriday, February 19, 201639 Comments

The choice is simple: Either everyone gets privacy and security or no one does…

DOJ escalates war against Apple, files new motion to compel company to break into iPhone

Friday, February 19, 2016 2:28 pmFriday, February 19, 201637 Comments

The Justice Department is pushing forward with its legal fight against Apple, urging a federal judge to compel…

Libertarian U.S. presidential candidate John McAfee offers to unlock terrorist’s iPhone for FBI

Friday, February 19, 2016 1:28 pm16 Comments

John McAfee has said he will break the encryption on an iPhone that belonged to San Bernardino killer Syed Farook…

Apple is still fighting Big Brother

Friday, February 19, 2016 12:01 pmFriday, February 19, 201629 Comments

I consider the right of privacy to be a fundamental, inalienable human right that even transcends the Constitution…

Apple co-founder Woz: Steve Jobs would have fought this U.S. government overreach, too

Friday, February 19, 2016 11:33 amFriday, February 19, 20166 Comments

Steve Jobs would have backed Apple Chief Tim Cook’s fierce resistance to federal authorities on privacy issues…

Mother who lost son in San Bernardino terrorist attack sides with Apple against U.S. government backdoor demands

Friday, February 19, 2016 11:00 amFriday, February 19, 201619 Comments

The constitutional right to privacy ‘is what makes America great to begin with…

iPhones don’t kill people, people kill people

Friday, February 19, 2016 10:36 amFriday, February 19, 201636 Comments

This week, the Justice Department got its wish when Apple was ordered to override its defenses…

Court extends deadline for Apple to oppose order to unlock iPhone

Friday, February 19, 2016 9:25 amFriday, February 19, 201611 Comments

Apple Inc. is getting more time to argue against a court order that would force it to break into the iPhone…

Twitter, Facebook, Box support Apple against U.S. government demand to hack iPhone

Friday, February 19, 2016 8:56 amFriday, February 19, 201613 Comments

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., two of Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies, on Thursday backed Apple Inc…

No, Apple has NOT unlocked 70 iphones for law enforcement

Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:08 pm29 Comments

The more highly technical the basis of a story, the more likely it is that some key detail…

A fast, easy way to encrypt files on a Mac

Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:31 pmThursday, February 18, 201610 Comments

Yes, the spooks and lesser elected governmental officials want Apple to unlock the iPhone so they can snoop around. You know. Just in case…

Apple is right, the U.S. government demand would make us all less secure

Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:25 pmThursday, February 18, 201621 Comments

In the long-term, this attack on encryption will make us all more insecure and could have incredibly drastic impacts on the way we live…

How Apple will fight the DOJ in iPhone backdoor case: U.S. government’s position stands on 227 year old law

Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:10 pm6 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday evening said the US government’s legal position on encryption backdoors…

USA Today alters logo to support Apple in fight against U.S. government overreach

Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:08 pmThursday, February 18, 201649 Comments

The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of their customers…

Obama administration claims FBI is not asking Apple for a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone

Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:25 amThursday, February 18, 201636 Comments

Obama administration is claiming that the FBI is not asking Apple for a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone…

Privacy activists plan rallies across U.S. to support Apple in battle against U.S. government on February 23rd

Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:26 amThursday, February 18, 201654 Comments

Privacy advocates stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the downtown San Francisco Apple store on Wednesday…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wishy-washy on Apple’s fight against U.S. government backdoor demands

Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:55 amThursday, February 18, 201612 Comments

We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set. Today our freedom and our liberty is at stake…

Why Apple is fighting back against U.S. federal government demands for iPhone access

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:57 pmWednesday, February 17, 201630 Comments

I have to hand it to the federal prosecutors, they picked the perfect case to try and force Apple’s hand…

Snowden backs Apple in fight over iPhone; blasts Google’s silence

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:59 pmWednesday, February 17, 201630 Comments

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has backed Apple’s refusal to comply with a federal court order…

Obama administration: We’re only demanding Apple hack just one iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:30 pmWednesday, February 17, 201658 Comments

A court order demanding that Apple Inc. help the U.S. government break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists…

Security firm shows how Apple could bypass iPhone security to comply with FBI request

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:31 amWednesday, February 17, 201622 Comments

A security firm says that while Apple may fight hard to resist a California court order to help the FBI to break into an iPhone…

What the Apple court order means for your smartphone privacy

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:01 amWednesday, February 17, 201619 Comments

Late on Tuesday a federal magistrate judge in California ordered Apple to help the FBI break into the iPhones…

EFF opposes U.S. government demand to force Apple to unlock terrorist’s iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:28 amWednesday, February 17, 201620 Comments

If the U.S. government can force Apple to do this, other countries, such as Russia and China, will ask for this same power….

‘Who do they think they are?’ Donald Trump blasts Apple for not unlocking San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:06 am80 Comments

Donald Trump says that Apple should comply with a California judge’s order to help the FBI break…

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