FBI Says It May Be Able To Access Shooter's iPhone Without Apple's Help
A federal judge has postponed a hearing set for Tuesday that would have been the next step toward settling the battle between Apple and the FBI.
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Apple On FBI iPhone Request: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled'
Apple and the FBI head into a court hearing on March 22 in the dispute over access to a locked iPhone. In its last filing before then, Apple says the government is stretching laws to fit the case.
U.S. Attorneys Respond To Apple In Court, Call Privacy Concerns 'A Diversion'
The government says Apple has cited broad generalities in its refusal to help the FBI circumvent an iPhone's security features — and argues that the FBI's request is, in contrast, modest and specific.
Apple Vs. The Government, In Their Own Words
How hard would it be for Apple to write the software the FBI wants? Should the order be up to the courts, or Congress? How is the First Amendment involved? The two parties lay out their arguments.
Police 'Justified' In Shooting Oregon Militant; DOJ Reviewing FBI Conduct
Local authorities allege that FBI agents failed to disclose as many as two shots they fired at LaVoy Finicum, though neither shot hit him. The shots that killed Finicum were justified, officials say.
How A Foiled Robbery Sheds Light On Apple's Clash With The FBI
Is the FBI director right when he says that strong encryption is taking us to an unprecedented new world, where some places in our life are "warrantproof"?
At Supreme Court, Debate Over Phone Privacy Has A Long History
Wiretaps, messaging and metadata: If it reaches the Supreme Court, Apple's legal clash with the FBI would fit into a long discussion about the role of telephones in our lives.
Why Digital Security Is An 'Arms Race' Between Firms And The Feds
Cybersecurity expert Susan Landau argues that the FBI's dispute with Apple over the San Bernardino iPhone shouldn't be a choice between weaker phone security and the FBI's investigative power.
Should Law Enforcement Have A Warrant To Know Where You've Been?
Among many privacy issues debated in the courts and Congress is whether law enforcement officials should be able to know someone's whereabouts, as recorded by cellphone towers, without a warrant.
Tech Companies, Security Experts Express Support For Apple
Silicon Valley firms, human rights nonprofits and other groups have filed legal briefs in support of Apple's defiance of an FBI order. Some San Bernardino victims' families have filed in opposition.