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US no longer requires Apple’s help to crack iPhone in New York case

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Apr

2016

The U.S. no longer requires Apple’s assistance to unlock an iPhone 5s phone running iOS 7 used by the accused in a drug investigation, stating that an “individual provided the passcode to the iPhone at issue in this case.” The Department of Justice has withdrawn its application in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]

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Microsoft might be eyeing a Surface phone with a trackpoint/fingerprint reader

20

Apr

2016

As computing devices shrink, Microsoft seems to think that a trackpoint, or “thumb mouse,” might be a good idea, especially if it hides a practical surprise: a fingerprint sensor that could be used to enable Windows Hello. As noted by Windows Central, Microsoft recently filed a patent for a low-profile pointing device with an optional optical sensor […]

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FBI cracks iPhone, no longer needs Apple’s assistance

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Mar

2016

The government will drop its case against Apple after it was able to successfully crack an iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook staving off at least temporarily a showdown, which privacy advocates have said is inevitable. In a brief court filing posted by the Washington Post in the […]

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