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Can the government force you to unlock your own phone?

As the fifth amendment says, no person shall be compelled to be a witness against him or herself. But technology muddies the waters

Apple accuses FBI of violating constitutional rights in iPhone battle

FBI’s ‘unprecedented’ request violates free speech law, Apple argues in first legal response to order that it must provide access to San Bernardino shooter’s phone

Apple’s top lawyer to testify before Congress over encryption fight with FBI

Lawmakers will have first chance to question an Apple representative about the company’s escalating battle with the FBI over unlocking San Bernardino iPhone

FBI director admits Apple encryption case could set legal precedent

James Comey tells Congress outcome ‘will be instructive for other courts’, softening earlier insistence on limited scope of case in testimony to Congress

Apple CEO Tim Cook: FBI asked us to make software ‘equivalent of cancer’

Trying to build public support as it prepares to do legal battle with the FBI, Apple’s boss has said the debate needs to be conducted openly and fairly

Apple v the FBI: why the 1789 All Writs Act is the wrong tool

The law requires a balance between flexibility and tyranny, and was never intended to let the government break the security and privacy on which digital trust depends

Meet Marc Zwillinger: Apple’s secret weapon in its battle against the FBI

Marc Zwillinger used to be a prosecutor for the DoJ – but now he is a go-to tech lawyer for Silicon Valley companies fighting against government surveillance

BBC Music? There’s an app for that – and it works with Spotify and YouTube

Broadcaster’s new Android and iOS app will help people discover music from its radio and TV output and listen to it through streaming services

FBI seeking access to a dozen iPhones, Apple claims

Firm has submitted list to federal judge of at least 11 times since September that DoJ has sought access to newer models of iPhone than was earlier suggested

FBI has never asked Apple to weaken iPhone’s passcode security before

In a battle with the FBI over demand that Apple help unlock an iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter, government insists Apple has cooperated in the past

Is the FBI v Apple PR war even about encryption?

What the US intelligence agency is asking the tech company to do may not affect mobile security as much as its CEO Tim Cook wants you to believe

Bill Gates backs FBI in battle with Apple over San Bernardino killer’s phone

US government is asking for a particular case, and Apple should comply, says Microsoft co-founder Gates

US sought help from San Bernardino victims’ lawyer before Apple clash

Lawyer says US attorney’s office asked him on 14 February to file brief asking company to help unlock shooter’s iPhone amid feud over encryption

Tim Cook says Apple’s refusal to unlock iPhone for FBI is a ‘civil liberties’ issue

FBI wants access to information on San Bernardino gunman’s phone but Apple boss says ‘This is about much more than a single phone or a single investigation’

Apple v FBI: engineers would be ashamed to break their own encryption

Among the secretive, almost religious community of expert security engineers, breaking your own encryption is seen as shameful and unholy

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