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FBI could demand Apple source code and keys if iPhone backdoor too ‘burdensome’

Monday, March 14, 2016 1:06 pmMonday, March 14, 201638 Comments

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

Monday, March 14, 2016 12:04 pmMonday, March 14, 201635 Comments

Obama’s rant on encryption is a detriment to privacy…

The U.S. government’s fight with Apple could backfire big time

Monday, March 14, 2016 11:03 amMonday, March 14, 201617 Comments

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

Monday, March 14, 2016 9:58 amMonday, March 14, 201644 Comments

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’

Monday, March 14, 2016 8:29 am6 Comments

The outspoken Republican Congressman from California, whose background is steeped in the tech industry…

Why Apple is right to resist U.S. government overreach

Sunday, March 13, 2016 12:49 pm54 Comments

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

Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:38 pm59 Comments

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’

Saturday, March 12, 2016 10:19 amSaturday, March 12, 201650 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 5:37 pm66 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 4:52 pm13 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 3:57 pmFriday, March 11, 201617 Comments

Three weeks ago, Donald Trump announced an impromptu boycott of Apple products…

Former CIA Director: FBI wants to dictate iPhone’s operating system

Friday, March 11, 2016 3:28 pmFriday, March 11, 201620 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 2:31 pmFriday, March 11, 201623 Comments

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

Friday, March 11, 2016 12:01 pmFriday, March 11, 201626 Comments

Both Apple and the government just pulled out some fighting words…

U.S. government rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case

Friday, March 11, 2016 8:58 amFriday, March 11, 201632 Comments

A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account associated with one of the San Bernardino attackers…

FBI warns it could demand Apple’s iPhone code and secret electronic signature

Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:10 pm70 Comments

The FBI on Thursday threatened to raise the stakes in its legal battle with Apple…

Apple: U.S. Justice Dept attempting to ‘smear’ company by taking a ‘cheap shot’

Thursday, March 10, 2016 7:27 pm15 Comments

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

Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:55 pmThursday, March 10, 201612 Comments

While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data…

Apple’s Eddy Cue: FBI’s encryption stance would benefit criminals

Thursday, March 10, 2016 2:59 pmThursday, March 10, 201618 Comments

The FBI’s stance on encryption benefits criminals, according to Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue…

Obama lists the ‘tech leaders’ involved in new U.S. Cybersecurity Initiative and purposely snubs Apple

Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:55 amFriday, March 11, 201626 Comments

So with the help of companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Visa…

Apple’s privacy fight could be even worse in Europe

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 7:12 pm26 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:01 amWednesday, March 9, 201629 Comments

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’

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 10:28 amTuesday, March 8, 201611 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 9:56 amTuesday, March 8, 201616 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 9:29 amTuesday, March 8, 201612 Comments

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

Monday, March 7, 2016 10:58 pmTuesday, March 8, 201616 Comments

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’

Monday, March 7, 2016 4:27 pmMonday, March 7, 201616 Comments

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

Monday, March 7, 2016 2:28 pmMonday, March 7, 201619 Comments

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

Monday, March 7, 2016 12:55 pmMonday, March 7, 20168 Comments

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

Monday, March 7, 2016 11:30 amMonday, March 7, 201620 Comments

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

Sunday, March 6, 2016 4:19 pmSunday, March 6, 20164 Comments

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

Sunday, March 6, 2016 1:36 pm14 Comments

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

Saturday, March 5, 2016 8:42 am51 Comments

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

Friday, March 4, 2016 4:26 pm42 Comments

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

Friday, March 4, 2016 4:01 pmFriday, March 4, 201611 Comments

The US government lost the backdoor race long ago…

French parliament votes to penalize smartphone makers over encryption

Friday, March 4, 2016 1:18 pm22 Comments

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

Friday, March 4, 2016 10:46 am36 Comments

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

Friday, March 4, 2016 9:14 amFriday, March 4, 201622 Comments

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

Friday, March 4, 2016 8:25 amFriday, March 4, 201615 Comments

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

Thursday, March 3, 2016 10:12 pmThursday, March 3, 201661 Comments

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

Thursday, March 3, 2016 6:43 pm9 Comments

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

Thursday, March 3, 2016 3:28 pmThursday, March 3, 201620 Comments

The husband of a victim of the San Bernardino terror attack has backed Apple in its fight over the security of its iPhones…

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