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How San Bernardino changes the FBI’s war on encryption

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Read Apple's response to the FBI's San Bernardino iPhone hack

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Apple's San Bernardino fight is officially over as government confirms working attack

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Georgia's governor is vetoing the anti-LGBT bill Hollywood protested

Jamieson Cox March 28, 2016 03:35 pm03.28.2016

Governor Nathan Deal is vetoing Georgia's controversial HB 757, a bill that would've allowed businesses to deny services to LGBT people as a means of preserving religious freedom. Deal's veto is arriving...

"Georgia is a welcoming state... [and] I intend to do my part to keep it that way" Governor Nathan Deal

The FAA logged more than 500 drone incidents in six months

Russell Brandom March 25, 2016 06:04 pm03.25.2016 8

Airplanes and helicopters no longer have the skies to themselves. A new report from the FAA lists 583 separate drone incidents reported from August 2015 through January 2016. The majority of the incidents...

Drones gonna drone

Facebook apologizes for freaking people out with misdirected Safety Checks

Amar Toor March 28, 2016 06:08 am03.28.2016

Facebook has apologized for mistakenly asking users in the US, UK, and other countries whether they were affected by a bombing in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday that killed at least 69 people and wounded left...

"Are you affected by the explosion?"

Man arrested for long overdue VHS rental

Amar Toor March 25, 2016 07:02 am03.25.2016

A man in North Carolina has been arrested for not returning a VHS copy of the Tom Green movie Freddy Got Fingered. As CNN reports, James Meyers was pulled over in Concord, NC this week for driving with a...

14 years overdue
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Hollywood studios, actors ask Georgia governor to veto anti-LGBT bill

Lizzie Plaugic March 24, 2016 04:50 pm03.24.2016

A group of Hollywood insiders is putting pressure on Georgia governor Nathan Deal to veto a bill they say would limit the rights of the state's LGBT community. Studios and networks have taken a...

He'll make a decision by May 3rd

Chinese businessman pleads guilty to conspiring to hack US military data

James Vincent March 24, 2016 09:41 am03.24.2016 5

A Chinese businessman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack US defense contractors and steal sensitive military data, said the US Department of Justice in a statement. Criminal charges were originally...

DOJ says he sought "financial gain"

UK man arrested for posting anti-Muslim tweets after Brussels attacks

Amar Toor March 24, 2016 07:31 am03.24.2016

A man in the UK has been arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred on social media, after he tweeted about asking a Muslim woman to "explain" the terror attacks in Brussels. As The Guardian reports,...

Doyle asked a Muslim woman to "explain Brussels"

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New Zealand's flag isn't changing after all

Amar Toor March 24, 2016 03:40 am03.24.2016 44

New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag, rejecting an alternative design that was selected following a 10-month process. In a two-part referendum concluded on Thursday, 57 percent of voters chose to...

As expected

New iPhone hack caught Justice Department off guard, court transcript shows

Russell Brandom March 22, 2016 05:29 pm03.22.2016 26

Yesterday, the government made a surprising retreat in the San Bernardino encryption case, after an unnamed source revealed a new method of breaking iPhone lockscreen protections. After a hastily assembled...

"There's also the possibility that it will not work" Assistant US Attorney Wilkison

How a new hack put Apple's FBI fight on hold

Russell Brandom March 22, 2016 12:32 pm03.22.2016 33

Last night, Apple’s month-long struggle with the FBI was abruptly paused, with the FBI putting the order to compel Apple on hold until it can try out a new attack it believes will unlock the San Bernardino...

Will the iPhone be a warrant-proof space?

Google is in the 'early stages' of expanding internet access in Cuba

Amar Toor March 22, 2016 06:42 am03.22.2016

Google this week announced that it is working to bring high-speed internet to Cuba, one of the world's least-connected countries. In a blog post published Monday, the company said it is bringing...

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Judge suspends Apple's San Bernardino case pending FBI hack

Russell Brandom March 21, 2016 08:05 pm03.21.2016 41

Apple's monthlong legal odyssey is now officially suspended, after a magistrate judge approved the FBI's request for continuation earlier this afternoon, staying the court order placed on Apple more than a...

a cease fire in the encryption fight
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