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…
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What the Apple court order means for your smartphone privacy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Apple CEO Tim Cook staunchly defended personal privacy and the use of encryption on iPhones…
Piggybacked U.S. cybersecurity bill may rile Apple Inc.
The cybersecurity proposal shields companies that voluntarily share threat data with the U.S. government…
Obama administration wants access to smartphones
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and the director of the National Security Agency squared off on Monday…
With Apple court order, activist federal judge seeks to fuel debate about data encryption
A federal judge in New York is seeking to expand to the courts the hot debate over whether tech companies like Apple…
Judge declines to order Apple to disable security on device seized by U.S. government
A federal magistrate in Brooklyn is temporarily refusing to order Apple to disable security on a device seized by the U.S. government…
Apple refused to give iMessages to the U.S. government
The Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages…
NY Times Op-Ed calls for Apple to decrypt iPhones for law enforcement
Last September, Apple and Google, whose operating systems…
Edward Snowden explains why Apple should continue to fight the government on encryption
As the Obama administration campaign to stop Apple…
Obama administration war against Apple just got uglier
The Obama administration’s central strategy against Apple…
Apple’s iOS encryption has ‘petrified’ the U.S. administration, governments around the world
Stronger encryption in Apple’s iPhones has ‘petrified’ the U.S. government because…
The CIA campaign to steal Apple’s secrets
Researchers working with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort…
Apple CEO Cook: Unlike some other companies, Apple won’t invade your right to privacy
Apple’s Tim Cook has been on tour…
Apple CEO Tim Cook advocates privacy, says terrorists should be ‘eliminated’
None of us should accept that the government or a company or anybody should have access to all of our private information…
More than half of top U.S. hospitals are trialling Apple HealthKit
“Apple Inc’s healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals…
Google and Softcard tie-up benefits versus Apple Pay are overstated
Google Wallet is awkward to use. To the cashier, it looked like I was some jerk holding up the line…
New Snowden documents show how the Britain’s GCHQ tracked iPhone users
Previous leaks have revealed specific NSA exploits used to compromise the famously malware-resistant iPhone….
Google in talks to scrape up beleaguered Apple Pay roadkill Softcard (née Isis)
Beleaguered Apple Pay wannabe Softcard earlier this month laid off about 60 employees…
New York prosecutor calls for law to fight Apple data encryption
Federal and state governments should consider passing laws that forbid iPhones…
CBS News: Apple Pay in the driver’s seat
In other good news for car-and-iPhone-6 owners…
Why you should never throw away your old tech
If you just got a brand new TV, gaming console or smartphone…
PYMNTS: Is Apple Pay fizzling? No way man, it’s sizzling!
There are many ways to look at a new product launch especially one as multifaceted as Apple Pay…
Self-interested retailers continue to fight against Apple Pay and, ultimately, their own customers
We believe Apple’s Apple Pay represents significant progress for mobile-wallet penetration…
