The Federal Communications Commission today announced a settlement resolving an investigation into Verizon Wireless’s practice of inserting unique identifier headers or so-called “supercookies” into its customers’ mobile Internet traffic without their knowledge or consent. These unique, undeletable identifiers – referred to as UIDH – are inserted into web traffic and used to identify customers in…
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Floodgates open: Amici briefs supporting Apple’s appeal of court order pour in
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…
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…