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Apple Appealing Against UK 'Back Door' Order, Tribunal Confirms
Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a "back door" to its encrypted cloud storage systems. Apple believes that once created, this o-called backdoor could be exploited by hackers in addition to governments, a sentiment echoed by security experts.
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Feature in UK Amid Government Demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain. The move means iCloud backups in Britain will no longer have that level of encryption, allowing Apple to access in certain cases user data that it otherwise could not, such as copies of iMessages, and hand it over to authorities if legally compelled. With en...
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FBI Sought iPhone Order Before Exhausting Options In 2015 Shooting Case: US Inspector General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not exhaust possible solutions to unlock an iPhone connected to a gunman involved in a late-2015 shooting spree before seeking a court order to compel Apple Inc to help access the device, a U.S. Justice Department internal watchdog said on Tuesday.
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Push for US Encryption Law Falters Despite Apple Case Spotlight
Now, only months later, much of the support is gone, and the push for legislation dead, according to sources in congressional offices, the administration and the tech sector.
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FBI Chief Defends Purchase of iPhone Hacking Tool
The FBI spent what Comey said was "a lot of money" to buy the tool from a company that specializes in such exploits.
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LAPD Cracked an iPhone 5s During the Time FBI Couldn't Crack iPhone 5c
The successful hack of the iPhone 5s in the Los Angeles case is another sign U.S. authorities are turning to third-party contractors.
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US Drops New York Fight With Apple After Gaining Access To iPhone
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities the passcode to access the device.
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Apple Opposes US Appeal Over iPhone in New York Drug Case
Apple said the US government had failed to show a continued need for its help accessing a locked iPhone in a New York drug case.
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FBI Paid Hackers to Get Data From San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone: Reports
The researchers specialise in hunting for vulnerabilities in software and then in some cases selling them to the US government.
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US to Continue Appeal of iPhone Data Case in New York
Some observers thought the government would back away from the New York case, since the suspect has already pleaded guilty.
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US Keeps Apple Encryption Battle Alive In Drug Case
Court documents unsealed on Friday revealed another case in which Apple has been ordered to help crack into an iPhone in the name of fighting crime.
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Resolution in FBI-Apple Case Prolongs Larger Legal Battle
Some in the tech industry worry that authorities will now try to pursue a smaller company - one without the financial and legal resources that Apple has.
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FBI's iPhone Hack May Not Necessarily Crack Other Cases: Experts
Technology experts said it is not at all certain whether the technique can work with other iPhone models.
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Apple Could Use Brooklyn Case to Pursue Details About FBI iPhone Hack: Report
Prosecutors have not said whether the San Bernardino technique would work for other seized iPhones, including the one at issue in Brooklyn.
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Apple Responds to FBI Unlocking of San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
"This case should never have been brought," Apple said in a statement late on Monday.
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Apple Appealing Against UK 'Back Door' Order, Tribunal Confirms
Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a "back door" to its encrypted cloud storage systems. Apple believes that once created, this o-called backdoor could be exploited by hackers in addition to governments, a sentiment echoed by security experts.
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Feature in UK Amid Government Demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain. The move means iCloud backups in Britain will no longer have that level of encryption, allowing Apple to access in certain cases user data that it otherwise could not, such as copies of iMessages, and hand it over to authorities if legally compelled. With en...
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FBI Sought iPhone Order Before Exhausting Options In 2015 Shooting Case: US Inspector General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not exhaust possible solutions to unlock an iPhone connected to a gunman involved in a late-2015 shooting spree before seeking a court order to compel Apple Inc to help access the device, a U.S. Justice Department internal watchdog said on Tuesday.
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Push for US Encryption Law Falters Despite Apple Case Spotlight
Now, only months later, much of the support is gone, and the push for legislation dead, according to sources in congressional offices, the administration and the tech sector.
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FBI Chief Defends Purchase of iPhone Hacking Tool
The FBI spent what Comey said was "a lot of money" to buy the tool from a company that specializes in such exploits.
-
LAPD Cracked an iPhone 5s During the Time FBI Couldn't Crack iPhone 5c
The successful hack of the iPhone 5s in the Los Angeles case is another sign U.S. authorities are turning to third-party contractors.
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US Drops New York Fight With Apple After Gaining Access To iPhone
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities the passcode to access the device.
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Apple Opposes US Appeal Over iPhone in New York Drug Case
Apple said the US government had failed to show a continued need for its help accessing a locked iPhone in a New York drug case.
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FBI Paid Hackers to Get Data From San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone: Reports
The researchers specialise in hunting for vulnerabilities in software and then in some cases selling them to the US government.
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US to Continue Appeal of iPhone Data Case in New York
Some observers thought the government would back away from the New York case, since the suspect has already pleaded guilty.
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US Keeps Apple Encryption Battle Alive In Drug Case
Court documents unsealed on Friday revealed another case in which Apple has been ordered to help crack into an iPhone in the name of fighting crime.
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Resolution in FBI-Apple Case Prolongs Larger Legal Battle
Some in the tech industry worry that authorities will now try to pursue a smaller company - one without the financial and legal resources that Apple has.
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FBI's iPhone Hack May Not Necessarily Crack Other Cases: Experts
Technology experts said it is not at all certain whether the technique can work with other iPhone models.
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Apple Could Use Brooklyn Case to Pursue Details About FBI iPhone Hack: Report
Prosecutors have not said whether the San Bernardino technique would work for other seized iPhones, including the one at issue in Brooklyn.
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Apple Responds to FBI Unlocking of San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
"This case should never have been brought," Apple said in a statement late on Monday.
