We didn’t elect Tim Cook to protect privacy, but…
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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…
Secret memo details U.S. government’s broader strategy to crack phones
The choice is simple: Either everyone gets privacy and security or no one does…
DOJ escalates war against Apple, files new motion to compel company to break into iPhone
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
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
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
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
The constitutional right to privacy ‘is what makes America great to begin with…
iPhones don’t kill people, people kill people
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
