March 02, 2016
The American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy groups on Wednesday backed Apple in its challenge to a California court order requiring it to help unlock a suspected mass shooter’s iPhone, arguing that tech companies cannot be forced to act as government "spies" or intentionally weaken digital security.
March 02, 2016
Apple on Wednesday alerted a California federal judge who recently ordered the company to help the government unlock a mass shooting suspect’s iPhone to the existence of a New York ruling that reached the opposite conclusion, stressing that the New York request was "far less burdensome" than the California plea.
February 25, 2016
Apple fired back on Thursday at a California federal court's "unprecedented" order requiring it to help the government unlock a mass shooting suspect's iPhone, arguing that the broad demand violates constitutional principles and accusing the government of using a court fight to avoid having a necessary public debate.