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Apple joins coalition of 97 companies filing amicus brief against Trump immigration ban

When 97 companies come pounding on your door, it may be time to listen. Apple, along with 96 other companies, including Silicon Valley powerhouses such as Google and Facebook, filed an amicus brief late on Sunday to oppose the immigration order introduced by US President Donald Trump. An amicus brief is a legal filing that […]

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Circuit court ruling states that police can require fingerprint, not pass code, for cell phone entry

This could open up a whole new can of worms. According to HamptonRoads.com, a Virginia Beach, Virginia, Circuit Court judge has ruled that a criminal defendant can be compelled to give up his fingerprint, but not his pass code, to allow police to open and search his cell phone. The question of whether a phone’s […]