Report: Google, Twitter, Facebook, & Microsoft to file court motions officially supporting Apple in FBI fight
Following Apple’s filling earlier today in which it formally responded to the FBI’s court request to access date on a…
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Apple makes interesting security hire as it compares FBI request to forcing pharma firm to make lethal drugs
TechCrunch spotted an interesting security hire by Apple: the developer behind Edward Snowden’s recommended secure chat app is joining Apple…
PSA: Beware 1Password web features can leak your browsing history, may show up in Google search
AgileBits has promised to beef up the security of 1Password after a Microsoft software engineer discovered that details of which websites you visit…
Civil rights groups and tech companies express support for Apple’s stand against the FBI
Civil rights organizations have expressed strong support for Apple’s resistance to a court order instructing it to create special firmware that…
Should Apple comply with FBI request to bypass San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone? [Poll]
News broke yesterday that a United States magistrate judge in California ordered Apple to comply with the FBI’s request for assistance in…
Report says DOJ seeking data from ‘about’ 12 other iPhones as Bill Gates sides with FBI
Update: Bill Gates has told Bloomberg that he was “disappointed” by the ways his views were presented, and he does…
Mark Zuckerberg sides w/ Apple in encryption battle as poll suggests public supports FBI
Following Tim Cook sending a letter to all Apple employees earlier today regarding the issue, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has…
FBI director says officials have been in talks with Apple, Google over device encryption policies
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey expressed his concern today over Apple and Google’s decision to encrypt information stored on smartphones,…
Review: Wiper encrypted messaging/calling app with neat erase feature (and iOS 8 update details)
Yes, another secure and ephemeral messaging app. There’s Wickr, Snapchat, Confide, so what makes Wiper Messenger different? I’ve had the chance to…
Twitter, Airbnb, Square, plus many more officially file joint brief supporting Apple in FBI case [Updated]
Update #2: A second coalition of tech companies including Google, Microsoft Facebook, Snapchat, Mozilla, and Dropbox have also filed a joint…
Report: Apple to argue that encryption battle with FBI should be decided by Congress
According to a report from the Associated Press, Apple plans to file legal papers in which it will argue that…
FBI director admits under oath that iPhone case would set a precedent; public & Republican candidates still on FBI side
FBI director James Comey – who had previously claimed that “the San Bernardino litigation isn’t about trying to set a…
Opinion: How likely is Apple to succeed in resisting the FBI court order?
I laid out the three reasons I believe Apple is right to stand firm on encryption back in November. The…
Tim Cook talks privacy & encryption, criticizes Google during award reception
While speaking at the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s (EPIC) Champions of Freedom Awards Dinner yesterday night, Apple CEO Tim Cook…
All aboard the hyperbole train: Manhattan district attorney says iPhone security helps terrorists
We’ve heard some pretty outrageous ramblings from the government regarding Apple’s use of encryption in its mobile devices in the…
Apple/FBI fight looks destined to go all the way to the Supreme Court as more background is revealed
If Tim Cook’s strongly-worded response to the court order instructing it to assist the FBI in breaking into an iPhone…
All use of customer data by Apple requires sign-off by three ‘privacy czars’; debates can take a year
With Apple making very clear how strongly it feels about the privacy of customer data through the FBI case, it’s…
Apple joins Google, Microsoft and others in an open letter declaring anti-encryption bill ‘unworkable’
Just a day after a prominent legal expert described the proposed anti-encryption Burr-Feinstein bill as unconstitutional, unenforceable and harmful, Apple…
Tim Cook voices views on encryption during meeting w/ White House officials
Last Friday, Tim Cook was among a handful of Silicon Valley officials who met with White House officials to discuss…
NY district attorney says Apple’s encryption policy “an issue of public safety” for law enforcement
Bloomberg reports that a Manhattan District Attorney is challenging recent moves by Apple, Google and other tech companies by suggesting…
Talking Schmidt: Google ‘far more secure & encrypted’ than Apple
There’s been an awful lot of Schmidt talk lately with the Google chairman’s new book How Google Works available for your…
Report: Apple developing at least 6 cloud infrastructure projects incl. servers to prevent snooping
Following two reports earlier this month detailing Apple’s deal to move iCloud partly to Google’s Cloud Platform, as well as the…
Apple among those asking Obama to reject calls for government access to encrypted data
Apple and Google have co-signed a letter calling on President Obama to reject any government proposal to allow the government backdoor access…
FBI director continues push against Apple & Google on smartphone encryption (Video)
FBI Director James Comey isn’t backing down from his position that Apple and Google are wrong to encrypt customer smartphone…