Apple Encryption Battle

Apple, FBI remain at conflicting positions before Congress

The US government calls it a "vicious guard dog" that hurts national security. Apple says it's critical to protecting consumer privacy against increasingly sophisticated hackers.

Federal judge backs Apple in NY drug case; DA argues that it cripples basic investigation

The U.S. government cannot force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge in Brooklyn said on Monday, a ruling that bolsters the company's arguments in its landmark legal showdown with the Justice Department over encryption and privacy. At the same time, Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance said that Apple encryption policy "cripples even the most basic steps of a criminal investigation," preventing the law from exonerating innocent people suspected of crimes.

Apple CEO: Unlocking San Bernardino iPhone would be 'bad for America'

Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday said that complying with a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "bad for America," and set a legal precedent that would offend many Americans.

Pro-Apple protest against FBI in New York

A group of activists gathered here outside Apple's flagship store to protest against the FBI's attempt to install software with backdoors in all of Apple's iPhones.

Apple CEO: US should withdraw demand for iPhone hack help

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said in an email to employees Monday that the U.S. government should withdraw its demand that Apple help the FBI hack a locked iPhone used by a shooter in last year's deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California.

China's Huawei Backs Apple in Fight Over Encryption

China's Huawei said it backed Apple's chief executive Tim Cook in his stand-off with the United States government over breaking into an iPhone, but stopped short of saying explicitly it would adopt the same stance.

Apple encryption battle about 'victims and justice': FBI Chief

A court order the US government requested to force Apple to unlock an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino shooting rampage is about "the victims and justice," FBI Director James Comey said.