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Tag: U.S. government overreach

U.S. government takes cheap shots at Apple

Friday, March 11, 2016 12:01 pmFriday, March 11, 201626 Comments

Both Apple and the government just pulled out some fighting words…

U.S. government rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case

Friday, March 11, 2016 8:58 amFriday, March 11, 201632 Comments

A decision to reset the password on an iCloud account associated with one of the San Bernardino attackers…

FBI warns it could demand Apple’s iPhone code and secret electronic signature

Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:10 pm70 Comments

The FBI on Thursday threatened to raise the stakes in its legal battle with Apple…

Apple: U.S. Justice Dept attempting to ‘smear’ company by taking a ‘cheap shot’

Thursday, March 10, 2016 7:27 pm15 Comments

According to reports, Apple’s lead counsel has accused the ironically-named U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday of trying…

Amid Apple’s FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryption

Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:55 pmThursday, March 10, 201612 Comments

While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data…

Apple’s Eddy Cue: FBI’s encryption stance would benefit criminals

Thursday, March 10, 2016 2:59 pmThursday, March 10, 201618 Comments

The FBI’s stance on encryption benefits criminals, according to Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue…

California Democrat Diane Feinstein backs U.S. government overreach over Apple

Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:55 pmThursday, March 10, 201639 Comments

Silicon Valley executives who threw their support to Apple in its standoff with the FBI…

Snowden: U.S. government’s claim it can’t unlock San Bernardino iPhone is ‘bullshit’

Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:57 amThursday, March 10, 201620 Comments

The FBI says Apple has the “exclusive technical means” to unlock the iPhone. Respectfully, that’s bullshit…

Apple’s Eddy Cue: Next the government will want to turn on your iPhone’s camera or microphone

Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:58 amThursday, March 10, 201612 Comments

If the FBI is successful in this case, there’s no telling what it might try to do next…

FBI Director James Comey’s war on Apple and privacy is becoming a political problem for Obama and the Democrats

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 4:56 pmWednesday, March 9, 201623 Comments

The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House…

Black Lives Matter activists say U.S government fight to break iPhone encryption threatens civil liberties

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 12:58 pmWednesday, March 9, 201640 Comments

The open letter to Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym, posted to Apple’s website, warns of the negative repercussions…

Apple has support of independent voters in FBI iPhone battle

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:28 amWednesday, March 9, 20168 Comments

Apple has at least one firm political ally in its fight with the FBI over an encrypted iPhone…

Hillary Clinton: Apple vs. FBI dispute is ‘worst dilemma ever’

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:56 pmTuesday, March 8, 201638 Comments

There have been people that suggest that we should have a back door. But the reality is…

Apple VP: It’s so disappointing that the U.S. government wants us to sell less-secure technologies

Monday, March 7, 2016 8:55 amMonday, March 7, 20166 Comments

As the head of software engineering at Apple, I think nothing is more important than the safety of all of our customers…

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