Apple vs. FBI
Box CEO Aaron Levie spoke to TechCrunch about the ongoing saga between Apple and the FBI. “Apple’s response to the government is something we completely wholeheartedly agree with,” said the…
Justice Department Files Motion To Force Apple To Comply With Backdoor Request
And we’re back with another episode of our favorite privacy saga between Apple with the FBI. This time, the Department of Justice gets involved. The department has filed a motion…
Twitter’s Founder, Facebook Pledge Support For Apple As It Fights Court Order To Unlock iPhone
Twitter’s founder and Facebook have joined a growing chorus of voices from the tech community supporting Apple as it opposes a court order to help the FBI break into an…
Apple Gets An Extension In iPhone Unlock Case, Response Now Due February 26th
Apple has received an extension in the timeline that it has to reply to a court order to modify an iPhone for the FBI. The deadline, originally Tuesday, has been…
Mark Cuban Commends Apple, Proposes New Law For Tech Security
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is usually opposed to new regulation, but he thinks there should be a law to eliminate confusion in the next Apple security controversy. While he applauds…
The more highly technical the basis of a story, the more likely it is that some key detail will get jacked up by a journalist trying to translate it for…
Google’s CEO Says “Forcing Companies To Enable Hacking Could Compromise Users’ Privacy.”
Google’s Sundar Pichai has thrown his support behind Apple’s recent decision to push back against the FBI and not build a backdoor into iOS. In the Google CEO’s first tweetstorm,…
Why Apple Is Fighting Not To Unlock iPhones For The Government
This current order is all about Apple refusing to unlock a single device for the FBI. It is not to be confused with the related, but bigger, battle over the…
Why Apple Is Right To Reject The FBI’s Push To Brute Force iPhone Security
Apple is under pressure from the FBI to backdoor iPhone security. But how will any technology company be able to offer trusted services to consumers if government-mandated backdoors are being…
White House Plays With Words, Says Department Of Justice Isn’t Asking Apple To Create A Backdoor
Following Tim Cook’s letter, the White House has reacted to Apple’s strong stance against backdoors. According to Reuters, the White House has said that the Department of Justice isn’t asking…
Tim Cook Says Apple Won’t Create Universal iPhone Backdoor For FBI
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the company will appeal a California judge’s order to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino…
