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Two 'federal' stories December 2014

Canadian Federal Court orders Apple to turn over records in anti-competition investigation

9to5 Staff Dec 17 2014 - 8:51 am PT

Reuters reports that The Federal Court of Canada agreed on Wednesday to force Apple’s Canadian subsidiary to hand over records to the country’s Competition Bureau as part of an ongoing investigation looking into whether Apple unfairly manipulated its market power to bolster sales of the iPhone.
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Department of Justice employing ‘All Writs Act’ to compel Apple to bypass iPhone encryption

Mike Beasley Dec 1 2014 - 7:02 pm PT

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As you’ve no doubt heard by now, the federal government is not a big fan of Apple’s decision to employ data protection measures on its iOS devices that prevent snooping on a customer’s private information, even taking its disapproval to ridiculous levels at times.

Today Ars Technica reports that federal authorities are now considering new ways to force Apple to bypass these protections to assist in criminal investigations.

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