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Trump administration looks to carry out electronics travel ban from six Muslim-majority countries

The travel ban now applies to some devices coming into the U.S. from some flights. The Trump administration has banned devices larger than a smartphone in the passenger cabin of flights coming to the U.S. from several airports in Muslim-dominant countries. The ban restricts iPads and other tablets, Kindle ebook readers, notebooks, and other larger […]

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Justice Department looking to have Apple help extract data from 12 additional iPhones

The plot thickens. In the midst of the controversy between Apple and the Department of Justice regarding the unlocking of the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone, the U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing additional court orders that would force Apple to help federal investigators extract data from twelve other encrypted iPhones that may contain crime-related evidence. […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizes White House policies towards encryption

In spite of how well received last night’s State of the Union was, Apple CEO Tim Cook still had harsh words for the Obama administration regarding encryption last night. Cook, who’s currently in favor of unbreakable encryption, offered the following statement: “The White House should come out and say ‘no backdoors’ Cook said. That would […]

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Apple adds four additional cities to iOS 6 3D mapping app

The new Maps app for iOS 6: it’s becoming nifty. Per AppleInsider, Apple expanded the capabilities of Maps in iOS 6 with Monday’s release of the beta number four, adding a U.S., Canadian and European cities to those with “flyover” 3D data. In preparation of rolling out its newest mobile operating system, Apple has updated […]