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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…

Tim Cook posts open letter opposing U.S. government demands to bypass iPhone encryption

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:35 am32 Comments

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has posted an open letter to customers opposing U.S. government demands…

Apple CEO opposes court order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:22 am23 Comments

Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone…

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…

U.S. House lawmakers seek to outlaw states from banning encrypted iPhones

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 10:56 amWednesday, February 10, 201616 Comments

U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers will introduce bipartisan legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit states…

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…

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