Tag: Technology

"We think it's bad news to write, we would never write it, we have never written it," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Apple CEO: FBI asking for ‘software equivalent of cancer’

Rudy Takala · February 25, 2016 12:06 am

"It's a long-standing principle in our justice system that if an independent judge finds reason to believe that a certain item contains evidence of a crime, then that judge can authorize the government to conduct a limited search for that evidence," Loretta Lynch said. (AP Photo)

Lynch defends government’s demand for help unlocking Apple iPhone

Kelly Cohen · February 24, 2016 4:14 pm

The Justice Department is asking for Apple's assistance in accessing the contents of at least nine iPhones. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Justice demands Apple help access nine more iPhones

Rudy Takala · February 24, 2016 1:54 pm

"We should all take a deep breath and talk to each other, rather than use a lawsuit to circumvent the critical and necessary policy discussions," Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., wrote in a letter addressed to FBI Director James Comey. (AP File Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Dem lawmaker calls on FBI to withdraw Apple demands

Rudy Takala · February 23, 2016 9:13 pm

It is no different than [the question of] should anybody ever have been able to tell the phone company to get information, should anybody be able to get at bank records," Bill Gates said.

Bill Gates takes a bite out of Apple on encryption

Rudy Takala · February 23, 2016 4:00 pm

Facebook sides with Apple on encryption fight

Rudy Takala · February 22, 2016 9:38 pm

"Our country has always been strongest when we come together," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an internal email to employees Monday. (AP File Photo/Richard Drew)

Apple calls for commission on encryption

Rudy Takala · February 22, 2016 1:44 pm

"Surveillance is getting easier," tech executive Mark Cuban told the Washington Examiner, saying that technological advances were rapidly "opening new means of surveillance." (AP photo)

Congress backing off drive to force companies to break encryption

Rudy Takala · February 22, 2016 5:01 am

The confluence of technical and legal obstacles involved with writing encryption legislation would be daunting, which may be one reason it failed to emerge before Richard Burr announced his latest intentions. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers on both sides square off over encryption

Rudy Takala · February 21, 2016 5:01 am

The order, issued earlier this week, would compel Apple to create software that would assist the FBI in breaking into an iPhone used by one of the perpetrators in a Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo)

Justice files motion to compel Apple’s cooperation with FBI

Rudy Takala · February 19, 2016 7:11 pm

FBI agents on Thursday were searching the California townhome of the brother of one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack. (Stan Lim /The Press-Enterprise via AP)

FBI raids home of San Bernardino shooter’s brother

Rudy Takala · February 19, 2016 3:34 pm

"Some of the communications ... were encrypted," Adm. Mike Rogers said in an interview with Yahoo News. "We did not generate the insights ahead of time. Clearly, had we known, Paris would not have happened." (AP Photo)

NSA director on encryption: It’s complicated

Rudy Takala · February 19, 2016 12:04 am