The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said President Trump’s 2017 move to cancel his predecessor Barack Obama’s DACA order failed to follow administrative…
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U.S. lawmakers’ ‘EARN IT Act’ threatens end-to-end encryption
U.S. legislation – the “EARN IT Act” – will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption…
U.S. DOJ contacting app developers in Apple antitrust probe
The U.S. Justice Department has reached out to app developers as part of its Apple antitrust probe, one of the four big tech companies being probed for…
Senator Lindsey Graham’s encryption bill could expose Apple to lawsuits
Lindsey Graham’s encryption attack masquerading as a “child protection” bill could threaten Apple’s use of encryption and a liability exemption they prize…
Apple’s Tim Cook files brief with U.S. Supreme Court to support DACA
On Wednesday, Apple filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy…
FTC chairman says he’s willing to break up Big Tech companies
The head of the US Federal Trade Commission said he’s prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary…
Attorney General Barr elevates antitrust lawyer Lauren Willard to coordinate ‘Big Tech’ review
Attorney General William Barr has elevated a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust division to be his point person…
Apple, other tech firms may also face antitrust investigations by individual U.S. states
Eight state attorneys general met with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to discuss the effect of big tech companies on competition…
U.S. DOJ’s ‘Big Tech’ investigation could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants
The Justice Department’s surprise Big Tech investigation was highly unusual and it could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants…
U.S. DOJ announces broad antitrust review examining Apple, Google, and others
The Justice Department is opening a broad antitrust review into whether dominant technology firms are unlawfully stifling competition…
U.S. DOJ nears approval of T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint
The U.S. Department of Justice is nearing approval of T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint. An announcement could happen as soon as…
Dish Network nears $6 billion deal for T-Mobile, Sprint assets including Boost Mobile brand
Dish Network Corp. is in talks to pay at least $6 billion for assets that T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp….
Apple CEO Cook: U.S. government scrutiny is ‘fair,’ but we’re not a monopoly
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook denied that the company is a monopoly as the U.S. government gears up for a potentially unprecedented probe…
U.S. moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power
U.S. Department of Justice gearing up for antitrust investigation of Google
The Justice Department is gearing up for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a move that could present a major new layer of regulatory scrutiny for the search giant…
U.S. DOJ warns Academy over potential rule changes that threaten Oscars eligibility for streaming services like Apple TV+, Netflix
The Justice Department has warned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that its potential rule changes…
Laurene Powell Jobs ready to invest more in journalism, says democracy at risk
Laurene Powell Jobs, billionaire philanthropist and wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs…
Apple headlines coalition of companies urging Congress to save ‘Dreamer’ immigrants
More than 100 major companies including Apple are renewing their push for immigration reform…
Apple bans Alex Jones’ Infowars app for ‘objectionable content’
Apple Inc said on Friday that it had banned from its App Store the Infowars app belonging to popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones…
U.S. Senator Warner: Tech regulation is coming, ‘the era of the wild west in social media is coming to an end’
To Sen. Mark Warner, it’s not a question of whether Congress will regulate the tech industry but when…
U.S. Justice Department says probing social media companies for stifling ‘free exchange of ideas’
The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it will meet with state attorneys general to discuss concerns…
Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs
Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…
Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple’s encryption efforts drove him crazy
Fired FBI director James Comey writes about President Trump while also addressing other aspects of his career…
Apple CEO Cook says DACA shouldn’t have been revoked and that he’s ‘personally offended’ by the situation
Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his strong support for DACA…
Cellebrite: We keep iPhone exploits secret for the public’s safety
Earlier this week, Forbes learned that Israel-based U.S. government contractor Cellebrite was touting…
The U.S. government can now (probably) unlock every iPhone model in existence
In what appears to be a major breakthrough for law enforcement…
Apple to challenge Amazon with all-new ‘Books’ app
Apple Inc. is ready to take on Amazon.com Inc. in the digital book market again…
More than 100 business leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, urge U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan legislation dealing with ‘dreamers’
More than 100 top business leaders, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and IBM’s Ginni Rometty…
Tim Cook and Charles Koch: U.S. Congress must act on the ‘dreamers’
We have no illusions about how difficult it can be to get things done in Washington…
Laurene Powell Jobs backs ‘Dreamers,’ says ‘hundreds of thousands of young people’s lives are on the line’
Years of protests and lobbying by immigrants persuaded President Barack Obama in 2012…
U.S. judge orders new trial to decide how much Samsung owes Apple for copying iPhone
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California issued an order late on Sunday…
Trump administration backs Apple, says Supreme Court should deny Samsung’s most recent cert petition
A few months after the Supreme Court of the United States requested the Trump Administration’s perspective…
Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘encouraged’ by President Trump’s movement on ‘Dreamers’
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is ‘encouraged’ by President Donald Trump…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, immigration, and more with Michael Bloomberg
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke with Michael Bloomberg in a session moderated by Megan Murphy…
After Trump administration sunsets DACA, Apple CEO Cook vows to work with U.S. Congress to protect ‘Dreamers’ in email to employees
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, more commonly referred to as DACA, is a controversial Obama-era immigration program…
President Trump ends DACA, but gives Congress 6-month window to deliver solution; Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘stands with’ 250 DACA-protected employees
The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA…
iCloud changes put Apple on collision course with overreaching governments
Apple has consistently argued against laws that would require tech companies to build so-called ‘back doors’ into their software…
Apple flies in top executives to lobby Australia’s Turnbull government on encryption laws
Apple’s top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month…
Apple meeting with Australian government to discuss proposed encryption ‘back doors’
Attorney-General George Brandis will meet with global tech-giant Apple this week…
President Trump fires FBI Director James Comey who called for iPhone backdoor
President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey…
After U.S. gov’t refuses to declassify sum paid for FBI’s San Bernardino iPhone hack, Senator Dianne Feinstein inadvertently reveals it
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees the FBI, said publicly this week that the government paid $900,000 to break into the locked iPhone…
FBI’s James Comey: ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America’
All of us have a reasonable expectation of privacy in our homes, in our cars, and in our devices. But…
