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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…
Donald Trump seems to have given up his Apple boycott
Three weeks ago, Donald Trump announced an impromptu boycott of Apple products…
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…
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…
French parliament votes to penalize smartphone makers over encryption
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
Former antivirus developer and presidential wannabe John McAfee claimed a couple of weeks ago to have the perfect solution…
Mossberg: Apple’s iCloud loophole
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
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
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
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
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
Can the FBI force a company like Apple to extract data from a customer’s smartphone?
