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February 23, 2016
By PATRICK HOWELL O'NEILL
The Daily Dot
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) sent a letter on Tuesday to FBI Director James Comey, asking that the bureau withdraw its demand that Apple help unlock an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. The letter pushes back against Comey's insistence that the FBI's request “isn't about trying to set a precedent” just as other law enforcement officials aim to test whether this case helps their own investigations or prosecutions.
February 23, 2016
By SEAN LYNGASS
Federal Computer Week
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has asked FBI Director James Comey to withdraw the bureau's demand that Apple help unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters.
"As a computer science major, I have seen far-reaching unintended consequences when government applies outmoded concepts to our fast-changing technological world," Lieu wrote in a Feb. 23 letter to Comey.
February 23, 2016
By CORY BENNETT and KATIE BO WILLIAMS
The Hill
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February 23, 2016
By SARAH PARVINI and MATT HAMILTON
The Los Angeles Times
Demonstrations across the nation on Tuesday drew supporters of Apple for defying a court order and refusing to help the FBI unlock the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone.
Coordinated by a group called Fight for the Future, which has held protests on other tech issues, the protests were organized in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters and FBI headquarters in Washington, among other locations.
February 23, 2016
By RIHRAN KEHEYIAN
Armenian News Network
WASHINGTON- - Photo-editing, collage and drawing app, PicsArt -a Yerevan-based company with more than 250 million installations, or downloads, serving a global community of 65 million - has joined a growing list of corporations and Congressional leaders in calling on the Obama Administration to help facilitate the growth of Armenia's burgeoning tech sector commerce with the United States by negotiating a bilateral Double Tax Treaty, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
February 24, 2016
By DAVID HASEYER
Inside Climae News
In response to a petition calling for an investigation of ExxonMobil, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh said his office will "hold accountable any individuals and corporations who have intentionally contributed" to climate change.
February 24, 2014
By RICH EDMONDS
iMore
U.S. representative Ted Lieu has asked FBI director James Comey to withdraw the agency's requests for Apple to unlock and provide access to an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple has since opted to make a stand and is currently facing off both the FBI and Department of Justice with consumers and fans of the company looking to rally to show their support.
February 24, 2016
By JIM FINKLES
KFGO
BOSTON (Reuters) - Nearly half of Americans support Apple Inc's decision to oppose a federal court order demanding that it unlock a smartphone used by San Bernardino shooter Rizwan Farook, according to a national online Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Forty-six percent of respondents said they agreed with Apple's position, 35 percent said they disagreed and 20 percent said they did not know, according to poll results released on Wednesday.
February 24, 2016
By AMANDA TERKEL
The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- A group of civil rights organizations are filing a historic consumer fraud complaint with the federal government on Wednesday, charging that a group purporting to change people's sexual orientation or gender identity is engaging in deceptive business practices.