Congressman Asks FBI to Back Down on Apple

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Feb 24, 2016 Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., is pressing FBI Director James Comey to drop the bureau's demand that Apple create a new operating system version that lacks key security features. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

San Bernardino Says FBI at Fault for Losing Data in Shooting Investigation

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Feb 22, 2016 Apple executives say new information shows there was a way to avoid going to court in momentous privacy battle. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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In Privacy Fight, Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Seen as a Model of Civic Leadership From the Private Sector

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 19, 2016 Friends and close relations say that Cook -- who this week published a letter explaining his decision to resist a federal order to make his customers’ private information vulnerable to theft and surveillance -- is exercising his belief that “businesses and their leaders should think of themselves as important members of civic society,” The New York Times reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Privacy Activists Rally Around Apple in ‘Most Important Tech Case in a Decade’

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Feb 19, 2016 To defend users' privacy rights, Apple is refusing to give government encrypted iPhone data in the San Bernardino shooting case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Apple’s Tim Cook

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2016 This week, it's a no-brainer. Tim Cook is our Truthdigger of the Week for his willingness to take on the "1984"-like security state with a statement of principle on behalf of privacy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How Did Apple End Up in the Government’s Encryption Crosshairs?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 18, 2016 The tech giant has positioned itself as a champion of privacy by engaging in a potentially momentous conflict with the federal government over encryption. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Electronic Frontier Foundation Supports Apple in the Encryption Battle

By Kurt Opsahl / Electronic Frontier Foundation Feb 17, 2016 "EFF applauds Apple for standing up for real security and the rights of its customers. We have been fighting to protect encryption, and stop backdoors, for over 20 years. That's why EFF plans to file an amicus brief in support of Apple's position." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Apple Will Fight Order to Unlock San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 17, 2016 Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will oppose a federal order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters because compliance could undermine encryption for millions of other users. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Government Access to Encrypted Messages Won’t Make Us Safer

Thor Benson / Truthdig Nov 25, 2015 Since the Paris attacks, some officials and pundits have argued that government agencies should have a "back door" to encoded apps But such a capability would only compromise the communications of law-abiding citizens, and terrorists would quickly find new ways to evade detectionSince the Paris attacks, some officials have argued that government should have a "back door" to encoded apps. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Paris Attacks Are Being Used to Justify Agendas They Have Nothing to Do With

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 20, 2015 The aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks has “devolved into a dark and dishonest debate” in which governments consider banning encryption and barring Syrian refugees from entering their countries. But the attackers were neither Syrian nor refugees and there’s no evidence they used encryption to communicate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )