On Thursday, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey revealed the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job.
A digital right group activists demanded that the U.S. Justice Department reveal whether secret court order had been used to force tech companies to provide encrypted data. The case emerged amid the tension between tech companies and law enforcement agencies over the encryption issue, such as the dispute between Apple and the FBI.
Alex "Shaya" Lichtenstein was arrested for attempting to bribe a police officer to secure gun licenses. Lichtenstein also bragged that he obtained more gun licenses because of his connections to the NYPD license division.
The battle continues with private technology company, Apple Inc., against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a Tuesday court hearing regarding the encryption debate. Apple remains firm in its stand to oppose the government's proposal of getting a hold of devices like that of Apple's to get information in solving crimes or preventing them.
