Apple investigations

Pichai backs Apple in battle over unlocking terrorist's iPhone

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has backed Apple in its battle with FBI over opposing a US court's ruling to unlock the iPhone of a Pakistani-American terrorist who shot dead 14 people in California, saying forcing companies to enable hacking could "compromise" user's privacy.

Feb 18, 2016, 15:16 PM IST

Privacy vs security at heart of Apple phone decrypt order

A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the US government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go in forcing technology companies to help security and intelligence investigations.

Feb 18, 2016, 12:33 PM IST