AppleInsider Staff
Seemingly everyone in the tech world was talking about Apple's fight with the U.S. government over encryption and backdoor access to iOS. But the iPhone maker also found itself under fire from a variety of others as well, including hedge fund managers, and even rapper Kanye West. Catch up now on the busy week that was.
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Everything you need to know:
- The FBI and DOJ want to force Apple to unlock a terrorist's iPhone > >
- But Apple has fought back, and Tim Cook has said the company won't create a "backdoor" for iOS > >
- The dispute has drawn battle lines, with both Republicans and Democrats siding with the government > >
- Tech companies and security experts, however, have largely sided with Apple > >
- In non-encryption news, Kanye West begged his fans to subscribe to Apple Music competitor Tidal > >
- In addition to being $53M in debt, he has no plans to bring his new album to Apple Music > >
- Hedge fund managers Carl Icahn and David Einhorn recently cut their positions in AAPL stock > >
- The march to Apple's expected March 15 event continues, with the latest leaks on "iPhone 5se" and "iPad Air 3" > >
- Rumors about the anticipated "iPhone 7" swirl too, though it isn't expected 'til September > >
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15 Comments
Some info, instead of repeating the same: http://phys.org/news/2016-02-apple-software-fbi-hack-iphone.html
It's a pity that an iPhone 5C was used, an iPhone 5S and higher could have been unlocked right away.
Wow what a week!