Nick Wingfield reports: In all, around 40 companies and organizations, including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, Snapchat and Dropbox, are expected to jointly submit court briefs later on Thursday. More than 40 people, including prominent security experts and academics, are also planning to sign on to briefs. Apple’s allies are set to submit about a dozen…
Category: Govt
Apple Wins Ruling in New York iPhone Hacking Order
Wow. In Brooklyn, Judge Orenstein has ruled against DOJ’s motion to compel Apple to assist them. In that case, like the San Bernardino case, the government also tried to use All Writes to compel assistance, although the facts of the cases are somewhat different. Katie Benner reports: A federal judge denied the United States government’s…
Mark your calendars for tomorrow’s hearing
In anticipation of tomorrow’s hearing by the House Judiciary Committee on, “THE ENCRYPTION TIGHTROPE: BALANCING AMERICANS’ SECURITY AND PRIVACY,” you can read some of the witnesses’ opening statements from the second panel: Mr. Bruce Sewell Senior Vice President and General Counsel Apple, Inc. Sewell Written Testimony.pdf (86.7 KBs) Ms. Susan Landau Professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute Landau…
Class Claims California DMV Violates Privacy
Katherine Proctor reports: California’s Department of Motor Vehicles violates privacy and the state constitution by illegally retaining and reporting confidential criminal history records, six Californians claim in a class action in state court. Five pseudonymous plaintiffs and Steve Thomasberger sued the DMV and its director Jean Shiomoto on Wednesday, accusing them of violating the Information…