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Apple has officially added a controversial security feature, USB Restricted Mode, to iPhones as part of its new iOS 11.4.1, released on Monday.
Continue reading Apple OS Update Lifts Curtain on iPhone USB Restricted Mode
The FBI cannot access a cellphone belonging to the dead suspect in Sunday’s Texas shooting, a situation that could reignite the government’s debate over encryption. Continue reading Texas Shooter’s Phone Encrypted
Bruce Schneier and Orin Kerr have written a paper that explains the technological and legal issues associated with six encryption workarounds available to law enforcement. Continue reading Paper Spells Out Tech, Legal Options for Encryption Workarounds
Update: The FBI has filed a motion to vacate today’s scheduled court hearing and showdown over its demands that Apple help unlock a terrorist’s iPhone. Continue reading FBI Vacates Today’s Apple Hearing
Johns Hopkins University researchers disclosed crypto vulnerabilities in iOS that put iMessage security at risk to advanced attackers. Continue reading Apple Patches Serious iMessage Crypto Flaws
Apple’s latest court filing in its ongoing legal tussle with the FBI challenges the constitutionality of the government’s demands that Apple help unlock Syed Farook’s phone. Continue reading Apple Counters FBI’s Backdoor Demand as Unconstitutional
Former counterterrorism chief Richard A. Clarke told NPR questioned the FBI’s motivations in its debate against Apple over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone. Continue reading Clarke: Precedent-Seeking FBI Won’t Ask NSA to Unlock Phone
The Department of Justice is appealing Apple’s victory in the New York iPhone case. Continue reading The Convoluted Logic Behind Apple’s ‘Obstruction’ of Law Enforcement
Apple’s head of software engineering cautions that the FBI wants to turn back the clock on iPhone security, while the San Bernardino DA says a cyber pathogen may be dormant on shooter Syed Farook’s phone. Continue reading Apple: Court Order Turns Back Clock on iPhone Security
An amicus brief filed on behalf of well known past and present Apple hackers asks the government to vacate its order asking Apple to unlock a terrorist’s phone. Continue reading Apple Hackers, Crypto Experts Ask Courts to Vacate Order