The cybersecurity proposal shields companies that voluntarily share threat data with the U.S. government…
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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…
Mark Cuban: Apple should ban Twitter from the App Store
Mark Cuban wants Apple to boot Twitter from its app store until Twitter…
Did you see what Donald Trump tweeted about Apple?
Donald Trump released a small tweetstorm about Apple…
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 and Dropbox oppose controversial U.S. ‘cybersecurity’ bill
Apple and Dropbox said Tuesday that they do not support a controversial cybersecurity bill…
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…
Study: Frequent social media use linked to poor mental health in teens
Most members of Generation Z can’t imagine life without Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter…
Apple Music might be the best thing for indie music labels
An artist signed with a major label gets about 20 percent of the cut of a song…
Apple Music off to an excellent start as positive opinions abound
Apple has opened the door to a world of music and music discovery….
A possible ‘Steve Jobs moment’ for Twitter’s Jack Dorsey?
Jack Dorsey is following in the footsteps of his Silicon Valley idol — Steve Jobs…
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is out, Jack Dorsey named interim CEO
Twitter, Inc. today announced that Dick Costolo has decided to step down…
Obama posts first tweet via Apple iPhone
Barack Obama posted his first tweet today at 11:38am EDT…
Apple Watch’s true magic lies in what it can’t do
As I get more comfortable with my Apple Watch during day-to-day activities…
Nick Cannon tweets his love of Samsung Galaxy S6 camera – from his Apple iPhone
In his tweet, Cannon exclaims, “The camera on this phone is insane!”
In open letter to Obama, Apple, Google, others urge Patriot Act not be renewed
Apple is one of ten tech giants to once again call on the US Government not to reauthorize the Patriot Act…
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…
Apple-centric Modern Family episode captivated Twitter last month
Nothing starts a buzz on Twitter quite like prime-time TV and Apple products…
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…
Twitter backtracks from blaming Apple iOS 8 for user loss
Twitter Inc. is no longer blaming Apple Inc.’s September iOS software update…
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….
Simple passwords led to U.S. CENTCOM Twitter hack
The Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US Central Command…
Beleaguered Blackberry gets caught tweeting from an Apple iPhone
Oh, beleaguered BlackBerry.
‘ISIS’ hacks U.S. military social media accounts
Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State took control of the social media accounts…
