Apple denies spying on Russia for the US
Apple flat-out denies the claim by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that it made backdoors into iOS that let American spies surveil officials and civilians in the country.
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William Gallagher
Russia claims Apple is helping US spy on thousands of iPhone users
Russia says that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on Russian officials and civilians using iPhone backdoor vulnerabilities created for the US by Apple.
iOS 14 leaks are proof why there should never be an encryption backdoor
There is nobody keener than an Apple fan to take a leaked version of iOS, pore over it in depth, and find out all its hidden secrets — except one. Even more motivated and determined than even the greatest Apple spelunker, is the criminal, the terrorist, the bad actor — and they absolutely shouldn't be given the chance to do so with an encryption backdoor of any sort.
Editorial: The NSA remains uninterested in our safety by calling for encryption weakening
The National Security Agency's general counsel, Glenn S. Gerstell, has written an editorial in which he does not once mention the term "encryption backdoor" by name. And yet, that's what it's all about, again.
William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele
NSA admits to second incident of unauthorized metadata collection
The U.S. National Security Agency scooped up unauthorized call and text message data in October, representing the second such incident known to the public.
Roger Fingas
NSA recommends White House end phone metadata collection program
The U.S. National Security Agency is recommending that the White House not push to renew a controversial metadata collection program, originally exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013.
NSA's domestic metadata collection going unused, could be ended permanently
The U.S. National Security Agency has allegedly left its metadata collection system — first exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013 — unused for months, and it could vanish completely in the near future.
NSA cybersecurity head can't find corroboration for iCloud spy chip report
The senior advisor for Cybersecurity Strategy to the director of the National Security Agency has advised there is a lack of evidence relating to both of Bloomberg's recent espionage-related stories, and has openly requested for people with knowledge of the situation to provide assistance.
Malcolm Owen
Heads of US law & spy agencies say phones by Apple rival Huawei pose inherent national security risk
The heads of several U.S. law and spy agencies claim that smartphone buyers should avoid buying products from China's Huawei, since the company poses a risk of data theft and surveillance of users, but also are a danger to national security as well.
Sam Oliver
