October 30, 2015
A New York federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered prosecutors to explain why they still want to force Apple Inc. to help them unlock a suspected drug dealer's iPhone, even after he pled guilty.
October 29, 2015
The U.S. government on Wednesday stepped up its efforts to convince a New York federal court that Apple must help it unlock a criminal suspect's iPhone, saying that a centuries-old statute requires companies to take an active role in probes and provide physical assistance to law enforcement.
October 26, 2015
Apple on Friday told a New York federal judge that the federal government can't use the All Writs Act to compel a private company such as itself to help law enforcement access an individual's phone, saying the law doesn't confer such limitless authority.
October 21, 2015
A New York federal magistrate judge asked Apple on Tuesday to address whether the All Writs Act can be used to compel the company to help law enforcement access an individual's phone, saying he did not intend to limit the company to discussing only the feasibility of such a request in its brief.
October 20, 2015
Apple told a New York federal judge Monday that there was no technical way it could comply with a government request to unlock and extract user data from a pass code-protected smart device if it's running the most up-to-date operating system, although it could possibly crack an older phone.