FBI told San Bernardino County staff to tamper with gunman’s Apple account

Local government move made inevitable Apple court case in which tech giant contends enabling access would violate user trust

Apple v the FBI: what’s the beef, how did we get here and what’s at stake?

US law enforcement is taking on the tech giant in a case that has big implications for privacy and cybersecurity for millions of smartphone users

Apple’s encryption battle with the FBI has implications well past the iPhone

As it goes to war with the Justice Department, Apple defends a core philosophy: that no one, not even its makers, should be able to look inside your phone

Apple says the FBI is making access demands even China hasn’t asked for

The tech company claims San Bernardino government workers botched an attempt to access gunman Syed Farook’s iCloud account and reset his password

FBI escalates war with Apple: ‘marketing’ bigger concern than terror

Court filing from Department of Justice says Apple is more concerned with ‘its marketing strategy’ than helping FBI unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

Apple apologises over Error 53 and issues fix for bricked iPhones

Move comes after class action lawsuit over ‘security measure’ that left iPhones inoperable after they had home buttons replaced by non-Apple repairers

Facebook and Twitter back Apple in phone encryption battle with FBI

As the US government attempts to weaken encryption, Facebook and Twitter have both come out in support of Apple. But why are tech companies so afraid?

Inside the FBI’s encryption battle with Apple

For months, the FBI searched for a compelling case that would force Apple to weaken iPhone security – and then the San Bernardino shooting happened

San Francisco’s latest protest: in support of Apple and encryption

Privacy activists gathered outside San Francisco’s Apple Store to defend the corporation in its battle with the FBI, with more rallies planned across the US

I think Apple should help the FBI get into terrorists’ phones

In the old world, our address books and calendars would have been accessible with a warrant – so why not our smartphones?

Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say

Analysts and lawmakers warn FBI that ramifications over its demand that Apple unlock San Bernardino killer’s iPhone ‘could snowball around the world’

Apple challenges ‘chilling’ demand to decrypt San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

Tim Cook publicly attacks the US government for asking Apple to take an ‘unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers’

Apple ordered to decrypt iPhone of San Bernardino shooter for FBI

Court says manufacturer must supply software to break encryption on Syed Farook’s phone so it can be accessed without wiping his data

Apple issues bonds worth estimated $12bn

Move would allow the company to pay shareholders without having to repatriate any of $177bn it holds overseas at lower tax rates than in US

Seattle law firm files first lawsuit against Apple over iPhone ‘error 53’

PCVA says company should have warned users their phones could be disabled after installing software update