Mar 28 Justice Department cracks iPhone, withdraws legal action against Apple By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The FBI says it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple's help to break into an iPhone linked to the gunman in a California mass shooting. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Trump suggests torture as anti-terror tactic By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, following the morning’s bombings in Brussels, GOP front-runner Donald Trump proposed expanding laws to allow torture to disrupt future attacks. Also, federal prosecutors say an “outside party” showed the FBI how to access the encrypted… Continue watching
Mar 11 Why Apple vs. FBI might be the worst cybersecurity dilemma ever By Vikram Mansharamani Given the critical importance of both cybersecurity and national security, prioritizing one over the other is no trivial task. Continue reading
Mar 08 Justice Department appeals ruling on unlocking data in New York iPhone case By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Calling a New York judge's ruling "an unprecedented limitation" on judicial authority, the Justice Department has asked a Brooklyn federal court to reverse a decision that said Apple Inc. wasn't required to pry open a locked iPhone. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Big tech supports Apple's defiance of court order By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a dozen major tech companies, including Facebook, Google and Microsoft, filed briefs supporting Apple’s refusal to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone despite federal court order. Also, Florida lawmakers approved a bill that could reinstate… Continue watching
Mar 02 Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress By Eric Tucker and Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. government calls it a "vicious guard dog" that hurts national security. Apple says it's critical to protecting consumer privacy against increasingly sophisticated hackers. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 8:04 News Wrap: Partisan standoff over SCOTUS continues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama met face-to-face with Senate leaders over the vacancy in the Supreme Court, but Republicans remain opposed to any hearings before a new president is elected. Also, the FBI and tech giant Apple squared… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch live: Apple and the FBI testify before Congress By Larry Neumeister and Tami Abdollah, Associated Press 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, saying it's stretching a 1789 law to get "impermissibly absurd… Continue reading
Feb 25 FBI chief: Apple issues are hardest he's seen in government By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The policy issues raised in the Justice Department's dispute with Apple Inc. over a locked iPhone represent the "hardest question I've seen in government, and it's going to require negotiation and conversation," FBI Director James Comey said Thursday… Continue reading
Feb 23 Apple to tell judge Congress must decide California case By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The Associated Press has learned that Apple Inc. will tell a judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over iPhone encryption should be kicked to Congress, rather than decided by courts. Continue reading