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FBI May Keep Secret Method of Unlocking Apple iPhone All to Itself
Under the U.S. vulnerabilities equities process, the government is supposed to err in favor of disclosing security issues so companies can devise fixes to protect data.
White House: Privacy Won't Disappear Just Because Government Unlocked iPhone
'The reason they should be confident in that privacy is because there are laws on the books that are assiduously followed.'
Big Billion Days to End for Flipkart and Amazon? Online Retail Giants Mum Over FDI in Ecommerce
For consumers too, the guidelines may not be good news.
Court Strikes Down Puerto Rico Tax on Wal-Mart
Implemented last year, the measure had increased the tax for on-island companies with more than $2.75 billion in revenues that buy goods from off-island 'related parties' to 6.5 percent from 2 percent.
Government, Claiming it Cracked iPhone Security, Drops Legal Action Against Apple
The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed the tech industry was a victory for Apple, which vehemently opposed a court order to unlock the device used by the San Bernardino shooter.
U.S. Government Asked Amazon to Lie in Staples-Office Depot Merger Case, Judge Says
'The public ought to know that the government wanted Amazon to say some things that weren't true,' Emmet Sullivan said.
Apple Considering Building Proprietary Servers to Stop Third-Party Spying
In 2013, an NSA program developed to intercept electronic devices and plant snooping equipment on them was discovered.
Government Now Says it May Not Need Apple to Unlock iPhone, Postpones Hearing
The government had insisted until Monday that it had no way to access the phone used by one of the killers in the December massacre in San Bernardino, Calif.
Staples and Office Depot: U.S. Government 'Simply Wrong' for Trying to Block Merger
More than a year ago, Staples offered to buy Office Depot in a transaction then valued at about $5.5 billion, pressured by declining sales in the office supplies sector and the rise of rivals.
Senate Blocks Bill That Would Override State GMO Labeling Laws
The proposed legislation comes amid growing calls for transparency in the U.S. food supply.
Like It Or Not, Drones Will Soon Be Buzzing Overhead
FAA chief Michael Huerta says new rules and tools for drones are being developed faster than skeptics thought possible.
Justice Department Calls Apple's Rhetoric 'Corrosive' in iPhone Case
The government said Apple 'deliberately raised technological barriers' to prevent execution of a warrant.
Tech Companies to Apple: We've Got Your Back
The rare display of unity and support from Apple's sometime-rivals showed the breadth of Silicon Valley's opposition to the government's anti-encryption effort, a position endorsed by the United Nations human rights chief.
Pentagon Competition Dares You to Hack its Websites
While the government is keeping sensitive systems off-limits, this will hopefully identify vulnerabilities that in-house experts wouldn't catch.
Former Google CEO Schmidt to Head New Pentagon Innovation Board
Its goal will be to bring Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the U.S. military.