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Apple help may not be needed to unlock terrorist’s iPhone
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a stunning disclosure, federal authorities said Monday that they may have found a way to unlock an iPhone…
Don’t be fooled by corporations’ self-proclaimed title of privacy protector
The recent firestorm between Apple, arguably the most valuable company in the world, and the Department of Justice regarding access to cell…
FBI Director: Encryption the ‘hardest question I’ve seen’ in gov’t
WASHINGTON (AP) — The policy issues raised in the Justice Department's dispute with Apple Inc. over a locked iPhone represent the…
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Some victims in mass shooting support efforts to hack iPhone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some victims of the mass shootings in southern California and their families will file documents encouraging a U.S. magistrate…
Apple given fresh incentive to unlock terrorist’s iPhone
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration told a U.S. magistrate judge on Friday it would be willing to allow Apple to retain…
Apple to fight order to help FBI unlock shooter’s iPhone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate's order to help the FBI…
Apple ordered to help FBI hack San Bernardino terrorist’s phone
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. magistrate has ordered Apple to help the Obama administration hack into an iPhone belonging to one of…
Muslim Americans involved in terrorism ‘rose dramatically’ in 2015
(RNS) — The number of Muslim Americans involved in terrorism cases "rose dramatically" in 2015, although the overall threat they posed…
Buyer of rifles used in California massacre faces terrorism charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) —The man who bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino massacre was charged Thursday with terrorism-related counts.…
Muslim clerics must reject notions of non-Muslim inferiority
(RNS) — After the Paris attacks and mass shooting at San Bernardino, the debates on Islam have predictably intensified, feeding hysteria and Islamophobia.…
Visa screeners ignoring social media gets review after San Bernardino
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration may broaden social media reviews for visa applicants to close security gaps in the screening system, the White…
When religious fashion invites suspicion
When I was a girl, graduating from Old Testament and Hebrew language studies at a conservative synagogue, I wore a white robe,…
Search begins for missed red flags before San Bernardino massacre
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government appears not to have picked up on extremist messages exchanged during the online courtship two years…
Sorry, Mr. President, ‘War on Terror’ far from over
Pity our President. He has been trying to convince the world for three years that he has won the "War on…
US reviewing fiancé visa program after shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tashfeen Malik, the wife accused in the California shootings, was one of just 519 Pakistanis allowed into the country last…
Killers were ‘radicalized,’ practiced shooting
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The husband and wife who carried out the San Bernardino massacre had been radicalized and had frequented local…
FBI shifts focus to terrorism in California massacre
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a Southern California office party as…
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See allFBI hacks terrorist’s iPhone, drops Apple demand
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Monday it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple Inc.'s help to hack into the…
Apple help may not be needed to unlock terrorist’s iPhone
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a stunning disclosure, federal authorities said Monday that they may have found a way to unlock an iPhone…
Don’t be fooled by corporations’ self-proclaimed title of privacy protector
The recent firestorm between Apple, arguably the most valuable company in the world, and the Department of Justice regarding access to cell…
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