Lawmakers on Tuesday pressed FBI Director James B. Comey about the bureau’s demands that Apple help it unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers. The Justice Department and FBI have tried to cast the issue as narrowly focused on one iPhone, but Comey acknowledged that if the government succeeds in this […]
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Apple vs. The FBI: 3 developments in fight over locked iPhone
Apple asks judge to vacate order to unlock iPhone Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking “dangerous power” through the courts. The filing represents Apple’s first […]
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Sen. Angus King wants Congress to settle Apple-FBI dispute
PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Angus King said Thursday he expects the Senate Intelligence Committee to consider legislation to address situations such as Apple’s standoff with President Barack Obama’s administration over customer privacy. The court fight between the FBI and the technology giant over access to a secure cellphone used by the husband and wife who […]
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Apple resists FBI’s attempt to crack shooter’s iPhone
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate’s order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters. The company said that could potentially undermine encryption for millions of other users. Cook’s response, posted early Wednesday on the company’s website, […]
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Angus King warns data breaches pose growing threat to Maine businesses
SOUTH PORTLAND — With no action on a cybersecurity bill in Congress, U.S. Sen. Angus King held a briefing Tuesday at Texas Instruments to share federal pointers on how small businesses can protect themselves from a costly data breach. The briefing to about 150 people, many working in IT in Maine, detailed guidelines developed by […]
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Austin Bay: Senate cybersecurity report Is damning
On Feb. 4, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee’s minority staff released a 19-page assessment titled “The Federal Government’s Track Record on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure.” Retiring Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sponsored the assessment. The footnoted assessment draws on more than 40 agency audits and inspector general reviews. Coburn’s short and readable document […]
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Removing illicit videos, images of Kennebunk Zumba prostitute from Internet ‘all but impossible’
PORTLAND — When Alexis Wright was sentenced five months ago for her role in a high-profile prostitution case in Kennebunk, her attorney said her next challenge would be to track down all the websites illegally profiting from explicit images of Wright. Now, with Wright less than a month from being released early from jail, defense […]