Apple denies FBI software request

By: James Neyer ~Staff Writer~ A public debate has emerged surrounding the FBI’s request for Apple to create an iOS backdoor for iPhone devices. The FBI issued this request in order to obtain information contained within the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, a suspect in the San Bernadino shootings. While the FBI has obtained information from iCloud storage due to a reset of Farook’s Apple ID password, some of the information is locked on the iPhone itself. This forces the FBI to correctly guess the authentication code for the iPhone, or else after 10 consecutive tries the device will erase … Continue reading Apple denies FBI software request

Mass shooting kills 14

By: Regina Wright ~Staff Writer~ Another mass shooting occurred on Dec. 2 in San Bernardino, Calif., days after a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado. The San Bernardino County Health Department was hosting a conference and holiday luncheon when the shootings began. Two assailants walked into the party at 11 a.m. at the Inland Regional Center, and opened fire. The incident left 21 people injured and 14 dead. The two assailants were identified as Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik. Farook and Malik were married for two years. The couple was later killed by police during a … Continue reading Mass shooting kills 14