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FBI tests technique's ability to unlock more versions of iPhone

The FBI backed away from an Arkansas prosecutor's statement that its agents would help unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teenagers accused of killing a couple, saying Thursday it hasn't yet examined the devices and isn't sure whether it will be able to help.

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Snowden: FBI's claim it can't unlock the San Bernardino iPhone is 'bullshit'

NSA whistleblower rubbishes claims that only Apple can unlock killer’s iPhone 5C, indicating FBI has the means itself

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Silicon Valley firms rally behind Apple in FBI encryption battle

Colleagues and rivals including Airbnb, eBay, Reddit and Twitter file brief saying that FBI is executing strategy against Apple ‘unbound by any legal limits’

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U.S. FBI, Apple face off before Congress over encrypted iPhone

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and tech giant Apple faced off at a congressional hearing on Tuesday over hacking into the encrypted iPhone of a terrorist killer.

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U.S. DOJ alleges marketing strategy behind Apple's refusal to unlock iPhone

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged on Friday there was brand marketing strategy behind the refusal by Apple, a technology company in Silicon Valley, to help access the phone of a terrorist killer.

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Apple isn't protecting a shooter's iPhone data – they're defending digital privacy

As CEO Tim Cook’s open letter to customers stating that Apple would oppose the order points out, the request ‘has implications far beyond the legal case at hand’

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Southern California shooters radicalized "for some time": FBI

Investigators believed that the suspect couple who killed 14 people and injured 21 others in a deadly shooting in San Bernardino of Southern California had been radicalized "for some time," the FBI said on Monday.

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U.S. government reveals breadth of requests for Internet records

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has used a secretive authority to compel Internet and telecommunications firms to hand over customer data including an individual’s complete web browsing history and records of all online purchases, a court filing released Monday shows.

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FBI looks into Bangladesh blogger killing

​The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) of the United States, which has shown interest to help the investigation into the murder of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy, Sunday sat with Bangladesh cops.

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5 killed in shootings at Tennessee military facilities

​Shootings at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, left four U.S. marines dead and three others wounded Thursday. The gunman was also killed later, authorities said.

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FBI says IS executioner in beheading videos identified: report

FBI says IS executioner in beheading videos identified: report

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Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies jailed for obstructing federal investigation

Six Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison terms for interfering with a federal civil rights investigation into misconduct at the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail, the largest county jail in the United States.

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FBI to recover deleted data from MH 370 pilot's flight simulator

Director of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey on Wednesday said the FBI technical team will be able to retrieve computer data "shortly" that were deleted from a home flight simulator by the pilot of the missing Malaysian Airlines jet MH 370.

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FBI says Washington Navy Yard shooter delusional, prepared to die in attack

Investigations indicated the Washington Navy Yard shooter was delusional when he carried out the shooting rampage that killed 12 people and wounded four others, and he had been prepared to die in the attack, said FBI investigators on Wednesday.

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Dead suspect for Washington Yard shooting identified

At least 13 people were confirmed dead in the Washington Yard mass shooting, including a suspect who has been identified as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, law enforcement officials said Monday afternoon.

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Obama to nominate new FBI director: media

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to officially nominate former Deputy Attorney General James Comey to replace Robert Mueller as next director of the FBI, U.S. media quoted White House officials as saying on Thursday.

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FBI kills man possibly linked to Boston bombings suspects: media

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shot dead a man Wednesday who was possibly linked to the Boston bombings suspects, U.S. media reported.