Apple

National

Apple Vs. The Government, In Their Own Words

7:13pm March 10, 2016

How hard would it be for Apple to write the software the FBI wants? Should the order be up to the courts, or Congress? How is the First Amendment involved? The two parties lay out their arguments.

FBI Director James Comey told a congressional hearing on March 1, that encryption was creating

National

How A Foiled Robbery Sheds Light On Apple's Clash With The FBI

2:30pm March 08, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Is the FBI director right when he says that strong encryption is taking us to an unprecedented new world, where some places in our life are "warrantproof"?

Queue Listen Now

A visitor takes photos with her smartphone outside the Supreme Court in 2014, while the judges heard arguments related to warrantless cellphone searches by police.

National

At Supreme Court, Debate Over Phone Privacy Has A Long History

1:42pm March 08, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

Wiretaps, messaging and metadata: If it reaches the Supreme Court, Apple's legal clash with the FBI would fit into a long discussion about the role of telephones in our lives.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor Susan Landau is sworn in alongside Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell (left) and New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a congressional hearing on encryption on March 1.

Why Digital Security Is An 'Arms Race' Between Firms And The Feds

11:32am March 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Cybersecurity expert Susan Landau argues that the FBI's dispute with Apple over the San Bernardino iPhone shouldn't be a choice between weaker phone security and the FBI's investigative power.

Queue Listen Now

When Apple launched its first iPad back in 2010, the company also unveiled an e-books marketplace. Federal courts say the company broke antitrust laws by setting prices with book publishers to target Amazon and its Kindle reader.

Supreme Court Denies Apple's Appeal On E-Books, Triggering Millions In Payments

2:43pm March 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Apple must now pay $400 million to e-book purchasers. The case's roots date back at least six years, when Apple sold its first iPad models and sought to compete with books giant Amazon.

Tech Companies, Security Experts Express Support For Apple

8:26pm March 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Silicon Valley firms, human rights nonprofits and other groups have filed legal briefs in support of Apple's defiance of an FBI order. Some San Bernardino victims' families have filed in opposition.

Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell (left) listens to FBI Director James Comey testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

National

FBI Chief Tells Congress Encryption Is Creating 'Warrantproof' Devices

7:12pm March 01, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Director James Comey says law enforcement tools are growing more ineffective in the face of encryption and acknowledges that the legal battle the FBI is fighting with Apple may be precedent-setting.

National

New York Judge Sides With Apple In Another Legal Faceoff With FBI

7:20pm February 29, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Though not binding on other courts, the decision cuts against the same law that the FBI is using to compel Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

San Bernardino Chief of Police Jarrod Burguan says the search of the iPhone used by one of the shooters is "an effort to leave no stone unturned" in the investigation of the Dec. 2 terrorist attack.

National

San Bernardino Police Chief Sees Chance Nothing Of Value On Shooter's iPhone

4:59pm February 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

Chief Jarrod Burguan says the push for Apple's help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters is "an effort to leave no stone unturned in the investigation."

Queue Listen Now

Lawyer Ted Olson, shown at the Los Angeles premiere of HBO's The Case Against 8 in 2014, is representing Apple in its legal face-off with federal investigators.

National

Lawyer For Apple: 'What In The Law Requires Us To Redesign The iPhone?'

3:31pm February 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson is one of the most prominent lawyers in America. He has taken up Apple's fight against the FBI over an encrypted iPhone.

Queue Listen Now