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Why Apple Says It Won't Help Unlock That iPhone, In 5 Key Quotes

7:49pm February 25, 2016

A magistrate, at the FBI's request, has ordered Apple to help investigators work around the iPhone's security features. Apple says that's judicial overreach — and a violation of constitutional rights.

The official seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen on an iPhone's camera screen outside the J. Edgar Hoover headquarters in Washington, D.C. Apple is facing off with the FBI in court over investigators' request that the tech giant help them

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Apple Court Filing Calls iPhone Order Dangerous, Unconstitutional

5:29pm February 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Last week, at the FBI's request, a court ordered Apple to cooperate with federal agents and help unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The company says the demand is illegal.

Director of the National Intelligence James Clapper, seated at the table meets with the Senate Intelligence Committee Feb. 9, including Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. Burr and the committee's minority leader, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., are working on

In Apple-FBI Fight, Congress Considers Aggressive And Measured Approaches

11:06am February 25, 2016

by Brian Naylor

National security hawks want a bill that would order tech companies to open phones for law enforcement; other legislators think a panel should dig into the subject and make recommendations first.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says creating new software to break into a locked iPhone would be "bad news" and "we would never write it." He spoke with ABC News' World News Tonight with David Muir.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Backdoor To iPhones Would Be Software Equivalent Of Cancer

8:33pm February 24, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In an interview, Cook reiterated the company's position that Apple will not create iPhone-cracking software for the FBI, as the government has ordered.

Court documents show that Apple has received federal requests to help unlock more than a dozen devices.

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Apple Has Gotten Federal Orders To Help Unlock At Least 13 Devices

3:10pm February 24, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Citing cases in New York, Illinois and elsewhere, Apple says it has received — and resisted — federal orders to access data on iPhones and an iPad in recent months.

CIA Director John Brennan discussed ISIS, the FBI-Apple dispute over an iPhone, the state of the Iran nuclear deal, and his future plans as President Obama's term draws to a close.

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U.S. Spy Chief On Apple, ISIS And His Future At The CIA

8:01am February 24, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

CIA Director John Brennan sits down with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly for a wide-ranging interview at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va.

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Bill Gates says that in the dispute between Apple and the FBI over a court order to unlock an iPhone, he sides with the FBI. Other tech company executives have sided with Apple â including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

In Debate Over Apple-FBI Dispute, Gates And Zuckerberg Don't Agree

11:38am February 23, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The two titans aired their views on what's become a public debate over whether Apple should be compelled to unlock an iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook.

People attend the Apple keynote at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in September 2014 in Cupertino, Calif.

The Seeds Of Apple's Standoff With DOJ May Have Been Sown In Brooklyn

8:22pm February 22, 2016

by Joel Rose

Apple is opposing an FBI request to defeat the security on the San Bernardino shooter's phone — but it's not the first time Apple has opposed such an order. A 2015 case may hint at what's to come.

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Poll: Apple Should Help FBI Unlock Terrorism Suspect's iPhone

6:09pm February 22, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

The majority of Americans — 51 percent — think that the tech giant should cooperate with a court order to help the FBI access a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, according to a new Pew survey.

A customer tries out the Apple iPhone 6S on Sept. 25, 2015, in Chicago. As a legal dispute simmers, Apple CEO Tim Cook and FBI Director James Comey issue separate calls for more conversations about privacy and security in the smartphone era.

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In Apple Dispute, FBI Director Urges A 'Deep Breath' Over Phone Security

2:55pm February 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Days after Apple's CEO wrote an open letter to customers, the head of the FBI responds by urging those involved to "take a deep breath and stop saying the world is ending."

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