Katie Benner

New York Times

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Technology correspondent for the New York Times

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The FBI created a firestorm over digital privacy by taking Apple to court and demanding access to the iPhone of a terrorist killed in San Bernardino.

The FBI Assault on Apple: Was This Necessary?

The FBI created a firestorm over digital privacy by taking Apple to court and demanding access to the iPhone of a terrorist killed in San Bernardino.

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A federal court has ordered that Apple help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the killers of 14 people in San Bernardino in December of last year.

Apple Will Contest Order to Unlock iPhone

A federal court has ordered that Apple help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the killers of 14 people in San Bernardino in December of last year.

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