/
Navigation
Chronicles
Browse all articles
Explore
Semantic exploration
Research
Entity momentum
Nexus
Correlations & relationships
Story Arc
Topic evolution
Drift Map
Semantic trajectory animation
Posts
Analysis & commentary
Pulse API
Tech news intelligence API
Browse
Entities
Companies, people, products, technologies
Domains
Browse by publication source
Handles
Browse by social media handle
Detection
Concept Search
Semantic similarity search
High Impact Stories
Top coverage by position
Sentiment Analysis
Positive/negative coverage
Anomaly Detection
Unusual coverage patterns
Analysis
Rivalry Report
Compare two entities head-to-head
Semantic Pivots
Narrative discontinuities
Crisis Response
Event recovery patterns
Connected
Search: /
Command: ⌘K
Embeddings: large
Technology

San Bernardino

Filtered to Regulatory & Policy ×
56 articles stable

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.

Articles
56
mentions
Velocity
0.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+0.667
velocity change
Sources
27
publications

Coverage Timeline

2016-05-30
Reuters 11 related

Sources: the Feinstein-Burr encryption bill has lost support in Congress, likely won't be introduced this year

After a rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key U.S. lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a “back door” …

2016-05-29
Reuters 10 related

Sources: the Feinstein-Burr encryption bill has lost support in Congress, likely won't be introduced this year

After a rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key U.S. lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a “back door” …

2016-05-28
Reuters 8 related

Sources: the Feinstein-Burr encryption bill has lost support in Congress, likely won't be introduced this year

After a rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key U.S. lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a “back door” …

2016-02-28
BuzzFeed 23 related

Apple To Debut New iPad, 4-Inch iPhone On March 21, Day Before FBI Hearing

Apple's first media event of 2016 will occur one day prior to the company's March 22 showdown with the government over a motion that would compel it to help hack an iPhone used by one of the San Berna...

2016-02-23
Pew Research Center 63 related

Survey: 51% of Americans say Apple should unlock San Bernardino suspect's iPhone to assist FBI, 38% disagree

Numbers / Pew Research Center :

2015-12-20
Wired 5 related

Obama: law enforcement monitors public social media posts as part of the visa review process

Obama Says the Feds Vet Social Media Before Issuing Visas  —  After the massacre at a San Bernardino, California, holiday party this month, a wave of speculation crested over whether …

Loading articles...

Quarterly Coverage

Top Sources

Narrative

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.

Relationships

Loading graph...