• Why Apple vs. FBI might be the worst cybersecurity dilemma ever

    Why Apple vs. FBI might be the worst cybersecurity dilemma ever

    Mar 11, 2016 01:00 PM EST

    ... Apple and the FBI regarding the tech giant’s refusal to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters. The FBI needs Apple to modify the operating system on the attacker’s phone so that it can gain access to its contents; without doing so, the phone ...

  • News Wrap: Big tech supports Apple’s defiance of court order

    News Wrap: Big tech supports Apple’s defiance of court order

    Mar 04, 2016 12:28 AM EST

    ... from the other guys. JUDY WOODRUFF: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news, both Apple and the FBI picked up allies today in their legal fight over encryption. There was word that Google, Facebook, and Microsoft will oppose efforts ...

  • Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress

    Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress

    Mar 02, 2016 04:05 PM EST

    ... told a House judiciary panel Tuesday, referring to a locked iPhone tied to the deadly December shooting in San Bernardino, California. "The FBI is asking Apple to weaken the security of our products," Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell countered later that afternoon. Tuesday's hearing shifted attention from the courts ...

  • Watch live: Apple and the FBI testify before Congress

    Watch live: Apple and the FBI testify before Congress

    Mar 01, 2016 10:00 AM EST

    PBS NewsHour will live stream today's congressional hearing with testimonies from the FBI and Apple at 1 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON — A Brooklyn jurist has scolded the government in a stinging rebuke of arguments it has used to shame Apple for refusing to surrender information from its customers' iPhones ...

  • FBI chief: Apple issues are hardest he's seen in government

    FBI chief: Apple issues are hardest he's seen in government

    Feb 25, 2016 04:01 PM EST

    ... an active investigation." Comey said there had been "plenty" of negotiations with Apple before the government sought the judge's order. But at some point, Apple reached a point at which it was not willing to "offer the relief the government was asking for." Apple has made clear it has ...

  • Apple to tell judge Congress must decide California case

    Apple to tell judge Congress must decide California case

    Feb 23, 2016 09:59 PM EST

    ... in investigations. A lead attorney for Apple, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., previewed for the AP some of the company's upcoming arguments in the case. Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, has also hinted at the company's courtroom strategy. Apple's effort would move the contentious policy debate between ...

  • Apple tells employees why it won't help hack shooter's phone

    Apple tells employees why it won't help hack shooter's phone

    Feb 22, 2016 01:30 PM EST

    ... has ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into the password-protected phone. The case has sparked nationwide debate over digital privacy and national security. Apple, in its message to employees, appeared to be sensitive to criticism that the company is simply trying to protect its proprietary business. "Apple is ...

  • What's driving the fight between U.S. and Apple?

    What's driving the fight between U.S. and Apple?

    Feb 19, 2016 03:42 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- Battling in intense public broadsides, Apple Inc. and the government are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge's order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone in a sensational terrorism case. Both sides are framing their statements in ways that ...

  • Judge's order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns

    Judge's order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns

    Feb 18, 2016 01:01 AM EST

    BI wants Apple to return to? That's crazy. GWEN IFILL: OK. Well, we're going to have to leave it there for now. Nate Cardozo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Stewart Baker, former deputy assistant secretary at Department of Homeland Security, thank you both. STEWART BAKER: Thanks. NATE ...

  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls on Apple to obey court order

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls on Apple to obey court order

    Feb 17, 2016 11:00 PM EST

    ... iPhone could have big impact In an open letter published Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook decried the court order, claiming that “the government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers.” Cook acknowledged that Apple provides data if required to ...