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Lawful Hacking: Should, Or Can, The FBI Learn To Overcome Encryption Itself?

4:08pm April 19, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

A major theme in the latest congressional hearing on encryption was whether the FBI, rather than asking tech companies for cooperation, has focused enough resources to keep up with technology itself.

The official FBI seal is seen on an iPhone camera screen outside the agency's headquarters. With help from a third party, the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of San Bernardino shooters.

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The Next Apple-FBI Question: Who Can Know How The iPhone Was Hacked?

12:33pm April 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

A third party helped the FBI unlock a phone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Should Apple know how they managed to hack the phone or can the third party sell that information?

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FBI Director James Comey says the third-party technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone

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Apple-FBI: The Theories And Mysteries Of The San Bernardino iPhone

8:00am April 16, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

It's looking increasingly unlikely that the FBI will tell Apple how it got inside the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. Speculation continues to surround the technique and its results.

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., have introduced encryption legislation.

The Next Encryption Battleground: Congress

2:14pm April 14, 2016

by David Welna

The top Republican and top Democrat on the Senate intelligence panel are floating a bill that would mandate cooperation in encryption cases, but critics say it creates a dangerous "back door."

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New York police officers monitor a pro-encryption demonstration at an Apple store in February.

Apple-Justice Department Standoff Over iPhone Access Goes On, In New York

7:19pm April 08, 2016

The Department of Justice says it will keep pressing for Apple's help unlocking a different iPhone seized in a drug investigation in New York.

The anonymous Web surfing system Tor is run by volunteers — and sometimes they get caught between the police and criminal suspects.

When A Dark Web Volunteer Gets Raided By The Police

10:52am April 05, 2016

by Martin Kaste

What happens when law enforcement is frustrated by encryption that's run by private citizens? In one Tor volunteer's case, they showed up with a warrant and asked for computer passwords.

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A protester supporting Apple in its battle against the FBI holds up an iPhone that reads "No Entry" outside an Apple store in New York on Feb. 23.

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Apple Vs. The FBI: The Unanswered Questions And Unsettled Issues

4:29pm March 29, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The FBI isn't saying if it can reuse its mystery digital crowbar to unlock other iPhones. The standoff is likely to be replayed as new technologies become a growing element of criminal investigations.

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The Delay In The FBI's Clash With Apple: What Does It Mean?

10:34am March 22, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The FBI is testing a new tool that may allow it to crack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters without Apple's help. Its success or failure could have major legal implications.

The 227-year-old law at the center of the Apple-FBI debate has withstood several challenges, including at the Supreme Court.

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How A Gambling Case Does, And Doesn't, Apply To The iPhone Debate

10:01pm March 21, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

How the Apple-FBI case progresses will determine whether a new precedent will be set for the 227-year-old law that has been called antiquated, but withstood a Supreme Court challenge.

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Apple is fighting the FBI's request for help unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

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Apple On FBI iPhone Request: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled'

7:21pm March 15, 2016

Apple and the FBI head into a court hearing on March 22 in the dispute over access to a locked iPhone. In its last filing before then, Apple says the government is stretching laws to fit the case.