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The FBI wants to access data on a password-protected phone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

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U.S. Attorneys Respond To Apple In Court, Call Privacy Concerns 'A Diversion'

7:25pm March 10, 2016

The government says Apple has cited broad generalities in its refusal to help the FBI circumvent an iPhone's security features — and argues that the FBI's request is, in contrast, modest and specific.

Seats are reserved for Apple and FBI at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this month. Apple and the government are fighting over whether the company needs to make it possible for investigators to read data on the encrypted iPhone used by San Bernardino

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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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.

A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by one of the two shooters in the San Bernardino attack in December.

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Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?

7:56pm February 19, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The All Writs Act of 1789 was cited by a federal magistrate in ordering Apple to unlock an iPhone.

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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.

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.