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DOJ Lays Out Its Legal Case For Why Apple Should Help Crack An iPhone

8:18pm February 19, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The U.S. government says Apple's refusal to help investigators access data on a San Bernardino shooter's phone is guided by brand and business concerns. A hearing date has been set in California.

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Encrypted Messaging App Co-Founder: Tim Cook Is A 'National Security Hero'

12:45pm February 19, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Nico Sell, co-founder and co-chairman of Wickr, an encrypted messaging app, about Apple's fight against the FBI's order to unlock an iPhone owned by a terrorist.

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Los Angeles Hospital Pays Hackers To Regain Control Of Medical Records

7:17pm February 18, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

A Los Angeles hospital paid the equivalent of $17,000 in Bitcoins to hackers who took over medical records and shut down the hospital's computer servers for days. The incident is raising questions about patient safety and privacy in the digital age.

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What If It Weren't An iPhone? What The Apple/FBI Case Means For The Industry

7:11pm February 18, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Apple is in a unique position to challenge the FBI's request for access to a terrorist suspect's iPhone. Nonetheless, more tech companies worry about the precedent.

FBI Director James Comey has said enhanced security on cellphones and other devices blunts the bureau's ability to find terrorists before they strike or to prosecute them if they are caught.

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Experts Cast Doubt On What Else FBI Might Get From Suspect's iPhone

6:46pm February 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

The showdown between the FBI and Apple could result in huge changes for security and privacy, but one thing it may not do is deliver a big break in the San Bernardino case.

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Apple's Standoff With FBI Raises Questions About How Americans View Privacy

4:27pm February 18, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology at Pew Research Center, about the general public's opinion on digital privacy and government surveillance.

First Mention: iPhone

10:32am February 18, 2016

NPR looks back on the first time the term "iPhone" was heard on our airwaves.

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Apple Raises The Stakes In Silicon Valley's Fight Over Encryption

10:32am February 18, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Apple says it will not comply with a judge's request that it help unlock the iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, Calif., attack. This legal showdown has been years in the making as tensions have been building between tech companies and law enforcement, as encryption has become easier to use — and harder to crack.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook appears Sept. 9, 2015, in San Francisco to unveil the latest iterations of the company's smartphone.

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Apple, The FBI And iPhone Encryption: A Look At What's At Stake

8:13pm February 17, 2016

The Justice Department wants Apple to help investigators get around iPhone security features so that the FBI can access data belonging to one of the San Bernardino killers. Apple is firmly opposed.

Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, worries that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

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A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone

5:02pm February 17, 2016

Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center says the implication, if Apple did unlock the San Bernardino gunman's phone, is that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

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