It's Not Just The iPhone Law Enforcement Wants To Unlock
Manhattan Defense Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. tells NPR's Rachel Martin that his cyberlab has asked Apple to break into 175 phones.
National Security
Apple-Justice Department Battle Pits Privacy Against National Security
Apple and the Department of Justice are in a battle of wills over access to a San Bernardino shooter's cell phone.
DOJ Lays Out Its Legal Case For Why Apple Should Help Crack An iPhone
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.
Sept. 11 Trials Postponed After Suspects Request To Fire Lawyers
This week's military commissions of Guantanamo Bay detainees slogged or ground to a halt when the accused tried to fire their attorneys — again. Then excerpts shown from torture scenes in the film Zero Dark Thirty jolted the staid war court. The trials of some of the detention center's most prominent detainees have no end in sight even as President Obama hopes to close the Guantanamo facility.
Julian Assange Says Lengthy Embassy Stay Has Sharpened His Perspective On The World
The founder of WikiLeaks talks about what it's like to be confined to a building for more than three years. He says he misses nothing from the outside world, apart from his children and his mother.
U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS Training Camp In Libya
American warplanes destroyed an ISIS training camp in Libya early Friday after weeks of clandestine observation of how it grew and operated. The attack highlights the expansion of the terror group west from its origins in Syria and Iraq, and likely represents a preview of more U.S. and international action to gain control of the terror threat in Libya.
Trump Calls For Apple Boycott, But Lawmakers Don't See Clear Path In iPhone Case
Whatever Congress might come up with would certainly be controversial — and this is an election year. That hasn't stopped some lawmakers from taking sides in the privacy vs. national security debate.
Encrypted Messaging App Co-Founder: Tim Cook Is A 'National Security Hero'
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.
Obama To Make Historic Visit To Cuba Next Month
President Obama plans to travel to Cuba next month, capping a historic diplomatic thaw after decades of official isolation.
What If It Weren't An iPhone? What The Apple/FBI Case Means For The Industry
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.