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MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, March 2, 2016
 

 

Apple/Macintosh
  • "Tech Rallies to Apple's Defense, but Not Without Some Hand-Wringing"  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:33 PM
  • "Privacy groups urge U.S. judge to support Apple in iPhone case" ["The American Civil Liberties Union, Access Now and the Wickr Foundation laid out arguments in amicus briefs released on Wednesday ahead of a March 22 hearing in which Judge Sheri Pym will review Apple's appeal of a court order demanding it help unlock a phone used by Rizwan Farook. Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp and Twitter Inc also plan to file similar briefs, Twitter, Microsoft and people familiar with the plans of the other two companies said last week."]  Reuters 2:38 PM
  • "Apple Files New Court Papers in iPhone Fight: ACLU, others also expected to join tech company's battle against order to unlock terrorist's phone"  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:38 AM
  • "ACLU, United Nations watchdog, & others file court briefs siding with Apple in encryption case" 9to5Mac 5:48 PM
  • "Apple Objects in Battle Over San Bernardino Gunman's iPhone"  NBC News 8:26 AM
  • "Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress" Associated Press 7:33 AM
  • "Apple and FBI face off in Congress over iPhone encryption battle" V3 8:15 AM
  • "Apple's Olson Says Congress, Not Courts, Must Make IPhone Call" Bloomberg 11:52 AM
  • "FBI isn't the only agency that failed to unlock the San Bernardino killer's iPhone: FBI Director James B. Comey told lawmakers Tuesday that his agents have 'engaged all parts of the U.S. government' to try to get into San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's work iPhone — with nothing to show for it."  Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:37 AM
  • "FBI director calls encryption a 'vicious guard dog' as iPhone unlocking row hits Congress" The Inquirer 7:34 AM
  • "The FBI should try to unlock a shooter's iPhone without Apple's help, a lawmaker says: It may be possible for investigators to make multiple copies of the hard drive on an iPhone used by the San Bernardino mass shooter." IDG News Service 7:35 AM
  • "Could the FBI Court Order to Apple be Counter-Productive?" Tech.pinions [Insider Content] 8:15 AM
  • "Apple helped search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370" CNNMoney 8:48 AM
  • "Apple says it helped in the search for Malaysian Airlines flight 370" Business Insider 8:49 AM
  • "The Battle Between Apple and the FBI Is So Heated Because It's So Unprecedented: Telecom companies have been cooperating with the government for almost a century."  Slate 11:40 AM
  • "Amid Apple-FBI Fight, China Looms: IPhone battle could reverberate if company faces similar demands abroad" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:56 PM
  • "Microsoft: We Must 'Stand With Apple' in iPhone Cracking Case/Microsoft's Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith voiced strong support for the iPhone maker's fight with the FBI." PC Magazine 8:56 AM
  • "France could fine Apple $1m for each iPhone it fails to unlock: French politicians are calling for tough penalties on tech companies that don't assist police in criminal investigations." ZDNet 8:51 AM