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San Bernardino

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In 2016Q1, San Bernardino became the reference case for Apple’s fight with the FBI over compelled iPhone access and encryption precedent.

Who they are

San Bernardino is the California place-name that anchors coverage of the FBI and DOJ effort to access a shooter’s iPhone, turning a local investigation into a technology-policy test involving Apple, iPhone security, and government authority. It also appears in separate reporting on Amazon’s warehouse expansion and local employment.

The recent arc

Coverage peaked in 2016Q1 as Apple resisted a court order to disable the iPhone’s 10-tries-and-wipe feature, arguing the government sought a dangerous backdoor. DOJ moved to compel Apple’s assistance, while FBI director James Comey characterized the dispute as narrow; a Pew survey captured public support for unlocking the device. The immediate legal confrontation ended when DOJ withdrew its action after an outside method accessed the phone. მოგვ

The tension

The core tension is between Apple’s resistance to creating or weakening an iPhone-access capability and the FBI and DOJ’s demand for investigative access. San Bernardino remained a potent precedent precisely because the case was not legally resolved before the FBI obtained access by other means, leaving the scope of compelled technical assistance unsettled.

Why it matters

If San Bernardino continues to serve as the reference point in disputes over device security, it will shape how Apple’s privacy positions and new safety features are judged against law-enforcement demands. Reporting on the paid unlocking method and later attribution to Azimuth also keeps attention on whether government access can come through outside vulnerabilities rather than a court-forced change to a vendor’s product.

San Bernardino has appeared in 56 articles since 2015-07. Coverage peaked in 2016Q1 with 22 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside FBI, iPhone, Apple, DOJ.

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Coverage Timeline

2021-08-08
Daring Fireball 6 related

An overview of Apple's three new “Child Safety” initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts

*without asking.* https://twitter.com/... Kontra / @counternotions : If you must read only one article to see the absurdity of the bombastic headline regurgitation currently being spewed about Apple's...

2019-04-24
9to5Mac 7 related

Tim Cook shares his thoughts on privacy, tech regulation, politics, and the “rigged” San Bernardino encryption case, citing an inspector general report

@tim_cook at the #TIME100 Summit pic.twitter.com/EJTxoG0e8C @mashable : Tim Cook says “we don't want people using their phone all the time.” That's total BS. https://trib.al/N09QwqL pic.twitter.com/IG...

2016-11-17
The Intercept 16 related

Report: iPhones send call history with phone numbers, dates, times, and duration to Apple's servers if iCloud is enabled; log is retained for up to four months

Apple emerged as a guardian of user privacy this year after fighting FBI demands to help crack into San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.

2016-06-12
The Intercept 7 related

NSA deputy director: agency couldn't crack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone because it hadn't invested in exploiting iPhone 5c, and is looking to exploit IoT

Jenna McLaughlin / The Intercept :

2016-06-11
The Intercept 4 related

NSA deputy director: agency couldn't crack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone because it hadn't invested in exploiting iPhone 5c, and is looking to exploit IoT

The National Security Agency is researching opportunities to collect foreign intelligence—including the possibility …

2016-04-13
Washington Post 30 related

Sources: FBI did not use Cellebrite to crack San Bernardino iPhone, paid hackers for undisclosed software flaw that was used to create hardware to crack PIN

FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone  —  The FBI cracked a San Bernardino terrorist's phone …

2016-03-11
The Verge 9 related

Government claims San Bernardino shooter had disabled iCloud backup system

Russell Brandom / The Verge :

2016-02-22
Re/code 18 related

FBI Says Resetting San Bernardino Shooter's Apple ID Password Not a Screwup

Look, it wasn't a f**k-up, ok?  —  That's the message from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which fired back this weekend at reports suggesting that rogue elements within San Bernardino county had...

2016-02-18
Apple 100 related

Apple opposes court order over shooter's iPhone, says US government is asking it to build a backdoor to the iPhone, calls it a “dangerous precedent”

It Might Be Cops' Best Bet Katie Collins / CNET : Family of murdered soldier criticizes Apple's refusal to hack San Bernadino shooter's iPhone Don Reisinger / Fortune : Google CEO's Tepid Support Won'...

2015-12-20
Wired 18 related

Secret Code Found in Juniper's Firewalls Shows Risk of Government Backdoors

Encryption backdoors have been a hot topic in the last few years—and the controversial issue got even hotter after the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, when it dominated media headlines.

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TEXXR tracks 33 tech news articles mentioning San Bernardino, dating back to December 2015. The biggest stories include DoJ withdraws legal action against Apple after method to access San Bernardino shooter's... and Survey: 51% of Americans say Apple should unlock San Bernardino suspect's iPhone to.... Frequently covered alongside FBI, iPhone, Apple, DOJ, and Gannett.

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