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Republican Candidates United on Apple: Help FBI Unlock Terrorist’s Phone
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If Apple was hoping to find a supporter among the Republican presidential candidates, the company was disappointed after Thursday evening’s GOP debate. Despite plenty of disagreement over immigration, the budget and foreign policy, the five candidates agreed on one thing: Apple should help the FBI unlock the iPhone belonging to one of…
Verizon Sides with Apple in Fight with FBI Over Unlocking Cell Phone
The nation’s largest mobile carrier, Verizon Wireless, is siding with Apple in its fight against the FBI over unlocking an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.
Homeland Security ‘Spilled’ Classified Information 100+ Times Last Year
Homeland Security “spilled” classified information more than 100 times lat year, and 40% of those breaches came from one office.
Justice Department to Perform Expansive Review of FBI Lab’s Forensic Testimony
The Justice Department is performing an expansive review of forensic testimony by the FBI Laboratory to determine whether evidence was overstated to secure convictions, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced.
Kalamazoo Man Accused of Killing 6 People During Shooting Spree Had Cache of Guns
The Kalamazoo, Mich., Uber driver accused of shooting dead six people and critically injuring two others in a shooting spree Saturday bought the firearm used in the attack in the middle of last year, the ATF said.
Congress May Create Commission to Address Debate Over Apple’s Fight with FBI
Congress is debating a solution over the divide between digital privacy and national security.
CIA Director: ISIS Has Become Bigger Threat Than Al-Qaeda
CIA Director John Brennan told NPR that ISIS is a bigger threat than al-Qaeda.
USA Today Columnist Hacked Mid-Air While Writing Apple-FBI Story
“I don’t really need to worry about online privacy,” I used to think. “I’ve got nothing to hide. And who would want to know what I’m up to, anyway?”