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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.

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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

2021-04-14
Washington Post 5 related

Sources: Australian company Azimuth unlocked San Bernardino shooter's iPhone for FBI, using a flaw in Mozilla's open source code used for lightning accessories

Azimuth unlocked the iPhone at the center of an epic legal battle between the FBI and Apple.  Now, Apple is suing the company co-founded …

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2020-01-16
New York Times 16 related

Sources: Apple is preparing for a legal fight with the DOJ, similar to San Bernardino, which was not legally resolved before FBI dropped the case

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2020-01-15
New York Times 13 related

Sources: Apple is preparing for a legal fight with the DOJ, similar to San Bernardino, which was not legally resolved before FBI dropped the case

The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works to reduce tensions with the Justice Department.

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2019-04-02
TechCrunch 5 related

A new biography on Tim Cook offers a first-hand view from former staff about how Apple battled the FBI's order to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :

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2017-10-02
Politico 20 related

FBI does not have to reveal the name of a vendor that unlocked San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, judge rules in FOIA lawsuit filed by Vice, USA Today, and AP

A federal judge has ruled that the FBI does not have to make public how much it paid last year to unlock an iPhone used …

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2016-09-18
USA Today 12 related

Associated Press, Vice Media, and Gannett sue FBI for information on how the agency broke into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

Brad Heath / USA Today :

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2016-09-17
USA Today 12 related

Associated Press, Vice Media, and Gannett sue FBI for information on how the agency broke into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

Three news organizations, including USA TODAY's parent company, filed a lawsuit Friday seeking information about how the FBI was able to break into the locked iPhone …

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2016-09-16
USA Today 2 related

Associated Press, Vice Media, and Gannett sue FBI for information on how the agency broke into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

Brad Heath / USA Today :

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2016-04-22
Reuters 31 related

FBI paid over $1.3M to break into San Bernardino iPhone, the most the FBI has admitted to paying for a hacking technique

FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone  —  Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid …

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2016-04-02
Bloomberg Business 12 related

Sources: FBI worked with Israel's Cellebrite to crack the iPhone in the San Bernardino shooting case

FBI Worked With Israel's Cellebrite to Crack iPhone  —  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation worked with Israel's Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd. to crack the iPhone used …

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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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