Apple might be in trouble with US government agencies for iPhone performance throttling

The iPhone throttling scandal is far from over, as Apple still needs to answer questions from the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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FBI iPhone hack update: not saying if it found anything, while senators learn attack details

Late last month, the saga of the FBI and its locked iPhone 5c reached what seemed like an uneventful end, as the government backed down from its demands that Apple help break its own product in an effort to discover what, if any useful information might be stored on a handset once owned by terrorists. After Apple’s big legal showdown fizzled out, where are we left? In the time since the feds told Apple they wouldn’t be needing its help after all, we’ve continued to follow this story and its ...

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Feds getting nervous? Request evidentiary hearing to cross-examine Apple employees

Next Tuesday is Apple’s big day in court as it fights back against a government order attempting to compel the company to develop software that could threaten the security of its iOS mobile platform. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen the merits of Apple’s resistance debated to near-exhaustion, and supporters of both Apple and the feds alike are interested in seeing Apple’s motion finally ruled upon.

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