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Tag: U.S. Constitution

Apple CEO Tim Cook celebrates 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 3:41 pm96 Comments

The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government…

Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘grateful’ for U.S. Supreme Court decision on LGBTQ workers

Monday, June 15, 2020 12:13 pmMonday, June 15, 202045 Comments

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook says he’s “grateful” for the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision that protects LGBTQ workers from job discrimination…

This $10 million NYC lab is dedicated to breaking into Apple iPhones

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:50 pmWednesday, January 22, 20208 Comments

There’s a $10 million lab in New York City that’s dedicated to breaking into Apple iPhones overseen by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:00 pmTuesday, December 10, 20199 Comments

U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…

Feds order Apple and Google to hand over names of 10,000+ users of a gun app

Friday, September 6, 2019 2:08 pm28 Comments

It’s an unprecedented move: Never before has a case been disclosed in which American investigators demanded personal data of users of a single app from Apple and Google…


President Trump considers new project that would use Apple Watch to identify mental illness that could lead to violent behavior

Thursday, September 5, 2019 8:32 am54 Comments

President Trump has been briefed on a proposal to develop a way to identify early signs of changes in people with mental illness…

U.S. man jailed for not unlocking his iPhone for police

Saturday, June 8, 2019 10:01 am14 Comments

He paid a steep price, spending 44 days behind bars before the THC and gun charges were dropped, the contempt order got tossed and he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor…

Google bankrupting Apple’s privacy promises by handing over iPhone data to the police

Monday, April 15, 2019 10:46 amMonday, April 15, 201929 Comments

Having an iPhone doesn’t stop Google handing over your data…

Investigators sought to use Michael Cohen’s face and fingerprints to access his Apple devices

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 5:15 pm9 Comments

Investigators asked for court permission to use Michael Cohen’s Face ID and fingerprints to access Apple devices…

FBI Director Christopher Wray continues pushing for encryption back doors

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 6:00 pmTuesday, March 5, 201910 Comments

The encryption war is quiet now, but the murky back-and-forth between…

Cellebrite, the Feds’ favorite iPhone hacking tool, is selling on ebay for $100 – and it’s leaking data

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 5:01 pmWednesday, February 27, 20193 Comments

hen eBay merchant Mr. Balaj was looking through a pile of hi-fi junk at an auction in the U.K…

FBI: End-to-end encryption like Apple’s ‘infects’ law enforcement

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 11:00 amWednesday, February 27, 20195 Comments

Nearly three years after the Federal Bureau of Investigation abandoned an effort to force Apple Inc…

Judge: U.S. feds, cops can’t force you to unlock your iPhone with finger or face

Monday, January 14, 2019 12:26 pm5 Comments

A California judge has ruled that American cops can’t force people to unlock their iPhone…

California law would mandate female board members for publicly traded companies headquartered in the state

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 9:33 amTuesday, January 8, 201919 Comments

A controversial new law in California, the first of its kind in the U.S….

Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others denounce Australia’s ‘deeply flawed’ anti-encryption law

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 1:32 pmWednesday, February 27, 20195 Comments

Apple, Google and Microsoft have denounced the Australian government’s decision to pass an anti-encryption law that…

Backdoors: Australia passes laws allowing spies and police to snoop on encrypted communications

Friday, December 7, 2018 10:01 amFriday, December 7, 201818 Comments

Australia Thursday passed controversial laws allowing spies and police to snoop on the encrypted communications…

Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise

Saturday, October 13, 2018 12:12 pm57 Comments

Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…

Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’

Friday, October 12, 2018 5:37 pmFriday, October 12, 20188 Comments

Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…

Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 8:35 amWednesday, October 3, 20188 Comments

Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…

FBI forces suspect to unlock an Apple iPhone X with their face

Monday, October 1, 2018 10:00 amMonday, October 1, 201811 Comments

The first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone…

More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks

Monday, July 2, 2018 9:30 amMonday, July 2, 201821 Comments

A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…

In major win for privacy, U.S. Supreme Court says warrant required for phone location data

Friday, June 22, 2018 12:00 pm23 Comments

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of digital privacy…

Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down

Thursday, June 14, 2018 5:35 pmFriday, June 15, 20188 Comments

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…

Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors

Friday, May 11, 2018 2:55 pmFriday, May 11, 20189 Comments

A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…

Bill Gates thinks Apple should unlock iPhones at the government’s request

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:56 amTuesday, February 13, 201862 Comments

In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government…

FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones

Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:01 pm31 Comments

Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…

FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 5:00 pmTuesday, January 9, 201848 Comments

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…

The U.S. Supreme Court must understand that cellphones aren’t voluntary

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 4:55 pmWednesday, November 29, 201713 Comments

You may not realize it, but the cell phone in your pocket creates a time-stamped map of everywhere you go…

U.S. Supreme court cellphone warrant case puts free speech – not just privacy – at risk

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:00 pmTuesday, November 28, 201720 Comments

On Wednesday, the supreme court will consider whether the government must obtain a warrant…

Apple’s iPhone X brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses

Monday, October 30, 2017 9:27 am11 Comments

Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face…

Apple sued for patent infringement by a Native American tribe seeking royalty payments from iPad sales

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:01 am24 Comments

The MEC lawsuit appears to be using Native American legal rights to avoid having the US Patent Office perform an “inter partes review” that…

Why iPhone X’s Face ID facial recognition is cool and creepy

Friday, September 15, 2017 3:56 pmFriday, September 15, 201718 Comments

Despite Bloomberg’s headline, there’s nothing creepy about Apple’s Face ID. Apple Face ID is facial recognition done right…

Apple: Just squeeze the iPhone X if you’re forced into a Face ID unlock

Friday, September 15, 2017 1:01 pmFriday, September 15, 201712 Comments

Apple has given the iPhone X an emergency feature that users can trigger if they’re forced…

Gripping buttons on both sides of iPhone X disables Face ID

Thursday, September 14, 2017 5:31 pmThursday, September 14, 201725 Comments

Apple software chief Craig Federighi has revealed that Face ID unlock on the new iPhone X…

Police: Apple’s new Face ID technology will make it harder for authorities to bypass enhanced security

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:36 pmWednesday, September 13, 201750 Comments

Apple’s new security features will make it harder for local police to retrieve digital evidence…

Apple’s ‘cop button’ won’t keep your iPhone safe from the police

Friday, August 18, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, August 18, 20176 Comments

An upcoming feature in iOS 11 might let you disable Touch ID so your device can’t be unlocked…

Apple, other tech companies ask Supreme Court to block warrantless cellphone tracking

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 12:56 pmTuesday, August 15, 201737 Comments

In a legal brief filed last night, Apple and a group of several high-profile technology companies…

Florida man sentenced to 180 days in jail for not divulging his iPhone passcode

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:25 amWednesday, May 31, 201749 Comments

Hollywood man must serve 180 days in jail for refusing to give up his iPhone password to police…

Florida judge orders reality TV actress to unlock Apple iPhone in ‘sextortion’ case

Thursday, May 4, 2017 4:00 pmThursday, May 4, 201743 Comments

A reality TV actress accused in an extortion case involving sex videos must give up her iPhone password…

Miami sextortion case asks if a suspect can be forced to hand over Apple iPhone password

Friday, April 28, 2017 4:32 pm12 Comments

Next week, a local judge in Miami-Dade County, Florida, is expected to issue a key ruling…

U.S. to disclose estimate of number of American citizens under surveillance

Monday, December 19, 2016 9:28 amMonday, December 19, 20169 Comments

The U.S. intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been…

President Trump’s attorney general pick Jeff Sessions could restart the encryption fight

Friday, November 18, 2016 3:15 pmFriday, November 18, 201673 Comments

After weeks of speculation, President-elect Donald Trump today named Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as his choice for attorney general…

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