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FBI Unlocks San Bernardino iPhone and Drops Case Against Apple
The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed the tech industry was a victory for Apple, which said helping investigators break into the iPhone would have set a dangerous precedent.
The FBI Says a 'Third Party' May Know How to Unlock the iPhone Without Apple’s Help
The tech community and supporters of Apple suggested the timing of the FBI's announcement, just a day before a major hearing in the case, was suspicious.
US Police Groups Claim Encryption Has Made iPhones the 'Device of Choice' for Criminals
A court filing by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and two others cited a jailhouse phone call in which an inmate called Apple's encryption a "gift from God."
Let’s Take Rep. King's Wild Nuke-iPhone Hypothetical to Its Logical Conclusion
Everything the government creates, from nukes to crypto backdoors, eventually becomes a thing the government needs to protect itself from.
FBI Approved Hack That Complicated Access to San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone Data
Resetting the phone's iCloud password potentially blocked an alternate way for authorities to access the data on the phone without Apple’s help.
The US Government Has Asked a Court to Force Apple to Unlock the San Bernardino iPhone
The legal fight between the government and the world's largest tech company over access to a phone belonging to a suspected terrorist is heating up.
The Fight Between Apple and the FBI Could Shape the Future of Digital Privacy
The FBI’s request for Apple to help unlock an iPhone that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino mass shooting could have massive repercussions.