Person: Syed Farook

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comment-analysis

No stranger to controversy, FBI chief James Comey strikes again

The FBI director latest disclosures put him back in the spotlight — but throughout his three-decade career he has never shied away from getting his point across, writes Hope Yen

technology

Apple finally rewarding people for finding security flaws

world

FBI unlocks gunman’s phone without Apple’s aid

world

Apple cannot be forced to provide iPhone data, judge rules

business

Reverse hacking order, say Apple

world

Apple chief Tim Cook insists he won’t give ‘key’ to FBI

Apple boss: US should withdraw demand for help with iPhone hack

Apple chief Tim Cook has said in an email to employees that the US government should withdraw its demand for the company to help the FBI hack a locked iPhone used in last year's deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Facebook and Twitter back Apple versus FBI requests for iPhone backdoor

Facebook and Twitter are siding with Apple in its fight against a court order requiring the company to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino mass shooters.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Apple boss Tim Cook was right to stand up to the FBI

The Feds want the tools to break into an iPhone but their fight with Apple isn’t about getting information on one terrorist — it’s about setting a legal precedent, writes Matthew Gault

Fri, 19 Feb, 2016

Apple refuses to co-operate with phone hacking

Apple chief executive Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate’s order to hack its users in connection with the investigation of the San Bernardino shootings.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2016

US to include social media monitoring in visa processing of immigrants

US authorities could soon be snooping on social media posts from would-be immigrants in a new effort to close security gaps in the country’s visa system.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

US may monitor would-be immigrants' social media

US authorities could soon be snooping on social media posts from would-be immigrants in a new effort to close security gaps in the country's visa system.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Barack Obama: US will defeat new phase of terror

Barack Obama has vowed that the United States will overcome a new phase of the terror trying to “poison the minds” of people around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans rocked by the attacks in Paris and California.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Woman at centre of California shooting remains a mystery

The Pakistani woman who joined her US-born husband in killing 14 people in a commando-style assault on his co-workers in California is at the centre of a massive FBI terrorism investigation, yet she remains shrouded in mystery.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

California massacre couple ‘not part of terror cell’

The husband and wife who carried out the California mass shooting showed signs of radicalisation but were not part of a broader network, the FBI says.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik 'had sworn loyalty to so-called IS', officials say

Investigators in the US believe the woman who carried out Wednesday's gun attack in California with her husband had sworn allegiance to the so-called Islamic State.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015