FBI might have a way to unlock shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help

The government asked a judge to delay deciding whether Apple must build an iPhone backdoor while the FBI tests its own backdoor. Continue reading FBI might have a way to unlock shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help

Tim Cook Talks Privacy at Apple Event: ‘The iPhone Is An Extension of Ourselves’

Apple’s CEO opened the company’s first event since being ordered to help the FBI with a strong statement on security and privacy. Continue reading Tim Cook Talks Privacy at Apple Event: ‘The iPhone Is An Extension of Ourselves’

Apple and FBI testify in hearing on locked iPhone: What we learned

Apple and the FBI squared off in a hearing about whether the government can legally compel Apple to unlock an iPhone at the request of law enforcement. Continue reading Apple and FBI testify in hearing on locked iPhone: What we learned

The Lowdown on the Apple-FBI Showdown

Many readers have asked for a primer summarizing the privacy and security issues at stake in the the dispute between Apple and the U.S. Justice Department, which last week convinced a judge in California to order Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of assailants in the recent San Bernardino massacres. I don’t have much original reporting to contribute on this important debate, but I’m visiting it here because it’s a complex topic that deserves the broadest possible public scrutiny. Continue reading The Lowdown on the Apple-FBI Showdown