NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said it has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case after someone provided federal investigators with the phone’s passcode. Federal prosecutors said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie that investigators were able…
Brooklyn Case Takes Front Seat in Apple Encryption Fight
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday it will continue trying to force Apple to reveal an iPhone’s data in a New York City drug case, putting it at the center of a fight over whether a 227-year-old law gives officials wide authority to force a technology company to help in criminal probes.…
U.S. Blames Apple for 2010 e-Book Price Hike
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. government lawyer opened a civil trial by portraying Apple Inc. as a corporate bully that swaggered into the market for electronic books in 2010, forcing an end to price competition and costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. The Justice Department attorney, Lawrence Buterman, said Monday a dramatic price…
Apple Antitrust Suit over e-Books Set for NY Trial
NEW YORK (AP) — In a civil case where the words of Steve Jobs play prominently, the government and Apple Inc. are set to square off over allegations that Apple Inc. conspired with the country’s largest book publishers to make consumers pay more for electronic books. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote is scheduled to begin…