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AppleInsider podcast digs into Apple's fight for encryptionThis week, the <em>AppleInsider</em> podcast analyzes the far reaching implications of a federal court order -- one that would see Apple undermine it…
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Billionaire Mark Cuban says Apple deserves a 'standing ovation' for fighting FBI on encryptionApple did "exactly the right thing" by refusing a request from the U.S. government to create a backdoor to access a terrorist's locked iPhone, billio…
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House committee invites Apple CEO Tim Cook, FBI Director James Comey to discuss encryptionAmid a firestorm of debate sparked by Apple's decision to fight an FBI data request, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Friday invite…
... defended consumers' rights to data privacy, while Comey has for years ... are vehemently disputed by cryptologists, privacy advocates and Apple itself. A ... -
This week on AI: Apple vs. the FBI, Apple vs. Kanye West, Apple vs. the worldSeemingly everyone in the tech world was talking about Apple's fight with the U.S. government over encryption and backdoor access to iOS. But the iPh…
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Tim Cook says government should withdraw demands to unlock iPhone, form commission to discuss impliApple Chief Executive Tim Cook issued a memo to his employees on Monday, escalating the war of words between his company and the U.S. government, and…
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FBI director says iPhone unlock demands are limited, won't 'set a master key loose'The FBI's demand that Apple help it crack the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook has a "limited" scope, without impact beyond that case,…
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Rallies supporting Apple's stance on privacy see lukewarm responseInternet rights advocacy group Fight for the Future staged a series of rallies in support of Apple's encryption fight on Tuesday, though the nationwi…
Internet rights advocacy group Fight for the Future staged a series of rallies in support of Apple's encryption fight on Tuesday, though the nationwide gatherings managed only to attract small groups of stalwart activists. Man flaunts apple at FFTF rally ... -
Apple to argue First Amendment rights in FBI decryption battleAs expected, Apple intends to argue its First Amendment rights as part of a multi-pronged legal strategy designed to flout a court order compelling t…
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Bipartisan encryption bill would create special congressional commission on encryptionHouse Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Wednesday announced pl…
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Tim Cook: FBI is asking Apple to create 'software equivalent of cancer'In a lengthy interview with ABC News anchor David Muir, Apple CEO Tim Cook reiterated that the repercussions of complying with FBI requests to build …
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Apple developing iPhone and iCloud encryption that counters FBI-requested workaround, reports sayAmid government pressure on Apple to build an iOS encryption workaround, the company is said to be developing stronger iPhone and iCloud safeguards t…
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Maricopa County Attorney bans employees from getting new iPhones, says Apple is 'on the side of terAs a result of Apple's refusal to help the FBI unlock San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone, the Maricopa County, Ariz. Attorney's Office has a…
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Obama administration, FBI must act to restore US government's credibility in Apple's encryption debActions by the leadership of the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the past month related to the San Bernardino encryption issue demonstrate a sho…
... "American citizens care deeply about privacy, and rightly so," and stated ... , "American citizens care deeply about privacy." The FBI didn't just ... -
Apple Has an Obligation to Assist the FBIAs a technology leader and giant, Apple must draw a balance and assist the FBI combat crimes committed by those who use telecommunication technology …
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Apple lead attorney Bruce Sewell to testify before US Congress on encryption debate March 1The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on encryption next Tuesday, and Apple's top attorney, Bruce Sewell, will be…
... Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy." The discussion will be held ... .S. encryption providers or the privacy protections of U.S. citizens ... for law enforcement, national security, privacy and personal freedoms," Cook said. -
Google, Facebook, Microsoft & Twitter expected to file motions backing Apple in unlock debateGoogle, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are all expected to file amicus briefs in support of Apple, which is refusing to help the FBI unlock an iPhon…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson lauds Tim Cook's stand against FBI demandsChiming in on the Apple-FBI encryption debate, Rev. Jesse Jackson on Thursday came out in opposition of the U.S. government's order demanding Apple c…
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Apple rails against FBI demands for 'GovtOS' in motion to vacate decryption requestAs expected, Apple on Thursday filed a motion to vacate a federal court order that would require it to assist the FBI in unlocking an iPhone linked t…
... undermine the basic security and privacy interests of hundreds of millions ... of Apple manager of user privacy Erik Neuenschwander, it could take ... -
Apple lawyer warns government on road to 'limitless' power in iPhone encryption fightApple lawyer Ted Olson, who some view as one of the most prominent practicing attorneys in the U.S., on Friday said the government appears to be on t…
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FBI contacted Apple, received data related to San Bernardino case 3 days after shootingAccording to a court filing prepared by Apple, the company first received -- and responded to -- FBI requests for information related to last year's …
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Company, not Cook, will be held responsible if Apple loses fight over FBI case, experts sayAlthough CEO Tim Cook could, theoretically, be put in prison if Apple continues to refuse the order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone belonging to San…
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Apple will ask Congress for a 'thoughtful and honest consideration of the facts' in testimony on enApple's chief attorney, Bruce Sewell, will testify before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, where he will argue that any decisions on mobile encryption s…
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Husband of San Bernardino survivor says shooter's iPhone unlikely to contain valuable information,In an amicus brief filed with a California court on Monday, Salihin Kondoker, the husband of San Bernardino terror attack survivor Anies Kondoker, be…
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Apple's lead attorney frames encryption debate as digital arms race, says only US asking for privilAt a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday meant to shed light on the contentious encryption debate, Apple's legal chief Bruce Sewell toed the…
... toed the company line with privacy rights and slippery slope arguments ... Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), self-professed privacy hawk, also touched on the ... -
Allowing courts to decide on encryption would result in haphazard approach, claims Apple lawyerAppearing in a TV interview on Wednesday, Apple lawyer Ted Olson once again called for the U.S. Congress and not courts to decide whether the company…
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Law enforcement groups, San Bernardino victims file in support of government in Apple vs FBI rowFollowing friend of the court filings in support of Apple's stance on encryption, law enforcement groups and the families of six San Bernardino victi…
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Craig Federighi: Security is an endless race, but the FBI wants to roll it back to 2013Apple's head of software engineering Craig Federighi published an opinion in the <em>Washington Post</em> today that clarified the company's reasonin…
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The best Apple-approved HomeKit smart home accessories you can buy right nowApple's HomeKit framework provides developers with a platform to build hardware and software solutions that make controlling your home easy and secur…
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Government resubmits failed motion to compel Apple's assistance in NY iPhone caseThe U.S. Department of Justice is objecting a New York magistrate judge's decision to deny its motion to compel Apple's assistance in unlocking an iP…
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Black Lives Matter activists say FBI fight to break iPhone encryption threatens civil libertiesIn a recently submitted friend of the court filing, activists supporting the Black Lives Matter and other civil rights movement causes argue Apple's …
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