WATCH: Law enforcement should be able to access encrypted online messages, Barr says
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensions between tech companies and law enforcement.
U.S. attorney general says encryption on digital devices creates security risk
William Barr's comments at a cybersecurity conference mark a continuing effort by the Justice Department to push tech companies to provide law enforcement with access to encrypted devices and applications during investigations.
FBI says it won’t disclose how it accessed locked iPhone
The FBI said Wednesday that it will not publicly disclose the method that allowed it to access a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, saying it lacks enough "technical information" about the software vulnerability that was…
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FBI cracks the locked iPhone, but legal questions remain unanswered
A conflict between tech giant Apple and the FBI over the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters came to a moot point when Justice Department officials announced they had cracked the phone’s security without Apple’s help. Gwen…
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…
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.
Would greater government access to messages sent through secure communication technology help intelligence agencies fight terrorism? Judy Woodruff gets views from Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary of Homeland Security, and Kate Martin of the Center for American Progress.
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