Police Can’t Force You To Unlock Your Phone Using Face or Fingerprint Scan

Can feds force you to unlock your iPhone or Android phone?

…”NO”

A Northern California judge has ruled that federal authorities can’t force you to unlock your smartphone using your fingerprints or other biometric features such as facial recognition… Continue reading Police Can’t Force You To Unlock Your Phone Using Face or Fingerprint Scan

Judge: FBI Doesn’t Have to Reveal How It Unlocked iPhone Used by San Bernardino Terrorist

Remember the infamous encryption fight between the FBI and Apple for unlocking an iPhone belonging to terrorist Syed Farook behind the San Bernardino 2015 mass shooting that killed 14 people?

The same Apple vs. FBI case where Apple refused to help fed… Continue reading Judge: FBI Doesn’t Have to Reveal How It Unlocked iPhone Used by San Bernardino Terrorist

Man Jailed 6 Months for Refusing to Give Police his iPhone Passcode

Remember Ramona Fricosu? A Colorado woman was ordered to unlock her encrypted Toshiba laptop while the FBI was investigating alleged mortgage fraud in 2012, but she declined to decrypt the laptop saying that she did not remember the password.

Later th… Continue reading Man Jailed 6 Months for Refusing to Give Police his iPhone Passcode

Russia Wants Apple to Unlock iPhone belonging to Killer of Russian Ambassador

You might have also seen a viral video of the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey that quickly spread through the Internet worldwide.

Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot dead by an off-duty police officer in Ankara on December 19 w… Continue reading Russia Wants Apple to Unlock iPhone belonging to Killer of Russian Ambassador

New Hack: How to Bypass iPhone Passcode to Access Photos and Messages

Setting a passcode on your iPhone is the first line of defense to help prevent other people from accessing your personal details.

However, it’s pretty much easy for anyone with access to your iPhone to bypass the passcode protection (doesn’t matter if… Continue reading New Hack: How to Bypass iPhone Passcode to Access Photos and Messages

Chinese Hackers won $215,000 for Hacking iPhone and Google Nexus at Mobile Pwn2Own

The Tencent Keen Security Lab Team from China has won a total prize money of $215,000 in the 2016 Mobile Pwn2Own contest run by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) in Tokyo, Japan.

Despite the implementation of high-security measures in current de… Continue reading Chinese Hackers won $215,000 for Hacking iPhone and Google Nexus at Mobile Pwn2Own

Child Porn Suspect Held in Jail for 7 Months for refusing to Decrypt Hard Drives

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A suspect of child pornography possession, Francis Rawls, who is a former Philadelphia Police Department sergeant, has been in solitary confinement without charges for last seven months and will remain until he complies with a court order forc… Continue reading Child Porn Suspect Held in Jail for 7 Months for refusing to Decrypt Hard Drives

China wants Apple’s Source Code, but the Company Refused

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Apple’s head of legal has denied all rumors about providing its complete source code or any backdoor to the Chinese government.

Apple officially confirmed that the Chinese government has asked Apple twice in the past two years to hand over th… Continue reading China wants Apple’s Source Code, but the Company Refused

Report: Nothing useful found on San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

The San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone that the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said was critical in their investigation has absolutely nothing useful on it, at least so far.

Yes, the same iPhone that was sub… Continue reading Report: Nothing useful found on San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

Anti-Encryption Bill Released, would Kill your Privacy and Security

The United States anti-encryption bill will kill your Privacy.

In the wake of the Apple vs. FBI case, two leading Intelligence Committee Senators have introduced an anti-encryption bill that would effectively ban strong encryption.

Senators Richa… Continue reading Anti-Encryption Bill Released, would Kill your Privacy and Security