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Friday

Apple's CEO Takes A Stand — And A Risk

Privacy is one of a number of issues Apple CEO Tim Cook has called morally important. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Apple's CEO Takes A Stand — And A Risk

In challenging the FBI, Tim Cook has put himself and Apple front and center in a national debate on digital privacy. But a look at his record makes his confrontation with the government inevitable.

Apple's CEO Takes A Stand — And A Risk

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Wednesday

Apple CEO Tim Cook: Backdoor To iPhones Would Be Software Equivalent Of Cancer

Apple CEO Tim Cook says creating new software to break into a locked iPhone would be "bad news" and "we would never write it." He spoke with ABC News' World News Tonight with David Muir. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Backdoor To iPhones Would Be Software Equivalent Of Cancer

In an interview, Cook reiterates his company's position that Apple will not create iPhone-cracking software for the FBI, as the government has ordered.

Apple CEO Tim Cook: Backdoor To iPhones Would Be Software Equivalent Of Cancer

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Friday

Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?

A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by one of the two shooters in the San Bernardino attack in December. iStockphoto hide caption

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Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?

The All Writs Act of 1789 was cited by a federal magistrate in ordering Apple to unlock an iPhone.

Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?

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Wednesday

A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone

Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, opposes phones that would have a built-in backdoor. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone

Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center says the implication, if Apple did unlock the San Bernardino gunman's phone, is that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone

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Thursday

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Privacy Is A Fundamental Human Right'

"We don't collect a lot of your data and understand every detail about your life. That's just not the business that we are in," says Apple CEO Tim Cook, shown here at the NPR offices in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Privacy Is A Fundamental Human Right'

Apple has long touted the power and design of its devices, but recently it's been emphasizing their privacy features. Tim Cook describes how Apple is protecting and using, or not using, customer data.

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Privacy Is A Fundamental Human Right'

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The 2014 Tech Trends We'll Still Be Talking About Next Year

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The 2014 Tech Trends We'll Still Be Talking About Next Year

Apple is ending an influential 2014 but faces another big test ahead. And we revisit the mega-hacks of the year and look to a more voice-controlled future.

The 2014 Tech Trends We'll Still Be Talking About Next Year

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Thursday

Thursday

The Two-Way

As Apple's Steve Jobs Steps Down, Tim Cook Steps Up

Cook, who has been Apple's chief operating officer, is credited with restructuring the company's manufacturing operations. He's been with Apple since 1998 and before that held top posts at Compaq and IBM.

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