Apple last week asked a federal magistrate in New York to extend a court filing deadline…
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Donald Trump seems to have given up his Apple boycott
Three weeks ago, Donald Trump announced an impromptu boycott of Apple products…
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…
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…
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…
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?
FBI Director Comey now claims ‘mistake made’ in changing San Bernadino terrorist’s Apple ID password
FBI Director James Comey now claims ‘there was a mistake made’ when the agency directed…
Some family members of San Bernardino victims back U.S. government
Those who wrongheadedly agree with these disingenuous government hacks need to realize that they are working to deliver exactly what the terrorists wanted to achieve with their murderous rampage…
Apple supporters to rally worldwide today against U.S. government demand to unlock iPhone
iPhone users will rally at Apple stores worldwide Tuesday…
Bill Gates backs U.S. government’s iPhone hack request
Bill Gates has broken ranks with Silicon Valley in the stand-off between Apple and the US government…
U.S. government seeks to force Apple to extract data from a dozen more iPhones
The Justice Department is pursuing court orders to force Apple Inc. to help investigators extract data from iPhones…
Apple CEO Cook: They’d have to cart us out in a box before we’d create a backdoor
Mr. Cook came to believe that privacy is a basic human right that Apple needs to support…
Rush Limbaugh: How the U.S. government bungled the handling of the San Bernardino iPhone
I’ve had people over the weekend sending me questions, comments, about this argument between Apple and the FBI, and what it means for the terrorist’s phone.
Security experts: The FBI’s iPhone-unlocking demand of Apple is risky
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
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
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’
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
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?
The FBI screwed this up by directing the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health to reset Farook’s Apple ID password…
Apple vs. the U.S. government: Who elected Tim Cook?
We didn’t elect Tim Cook to protect privacy, but…
Apple could easily lock rights-trampling governments out of future iPhones
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
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
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
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
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
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
Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple Inc products until the tech giant agrees to U.S. government demands…
