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Tag: Activation Lock

Working M1 MacBooks from 2020 are being sold as scrap due to Activation Lock

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 10:39 am10 Comments

MacBooks that retailed for as much as $3,000 just a couple of years ago are being sold as scrap due to Apple’s Activation Lock security…

Apple launches ‘Apple Business Essentials’ subscription service aimed at small-business users

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:15 am1 Comment

Apple today announced Apple Business Essentials, an all-new service that brings together device management, 24/7 Apple Support, and…

How hackers and scammers break into iCloud-locked iPhones

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 10:39 am3 Comments

In 2013, Apple introduced a security feature designed to make iPhones less valuable targets…

Apple previews new Apple Watch software

Monday, June 8, 2015 3:39 pm19 Comments

Apple today previewed watchOS 2, the first major software update…

It’s currently far too easy for thieves to sell a stolen Apple Watch

Thursday, May 14, 2015 5:24 pmThursday, May 14, 201520 Comments

Apple Watch is now also the easiest Apple gadget to steal…

Apple Watch lacks necessary security features to dissuade theft

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 3:57 pmThursday, May 14, 201526 Comments

The Apple Watch contains security measures to prevent thieves from accessing your data…

Apple’s kowtow to China undermines Obama’s tough talk on snooping or something

Thursday, March 5, 2015 2:56 pmThursday, March 5, 201522 Comments

US president Barack Obama was sharply critical of China’s newest security demands…

Ex-NSA lawyer says encryption could ‘BlackBerry’ Apple and Google

Friday, November 7, 2014 2:58 pmFriday, November 7, 201460 Comments

The battle over encryption of consumer internet users’ data…

U.S. NSA director makes another visit to Silicon Valley

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:27 amTuesday, November 4, 201412 Comments

Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, said on Monday…

Edward Snowden’s privacy tips: ‘Get rid of Dropbox,” avoid Facebook and Google

Monday, October 13, 2014 8:58 amMonday, October 13, 201488 Comments

According to Edward Snowden, people who care about their privacy should stay away from Google, Facebook, and Dropbox…

Apple’s iPhone encryption is a godsend, even if government snoops and cops hate it

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:28 am22 Comments

It took the upheaval of the Edward Snowden revelations to make clear to everyone…

Apple releases online tool for checking Activation Lock status of iOS devices

Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:35 pmThursday, October 2, 20147 Comments

Apple recently released a tool that lets anyone check the Activation Lock status…

Short-timer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder blasts Apple for protecting users’ privacy against government overreach

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:07 pmTuesday, September 30, 201490 Comments

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged Apple to preserve law-enforcement access to smartphones…

Signaling post-Snowden era, Apple’s iPhone, iPad lock out N.S.A.

Saturday, September 27, 2014 5:30 pmSaturday, September 27, 2014100 Comments

This distinguishes Apple from companies that make a profit from collecting and selling users’ personal data to advertisers…

What if Osama bin Laden had an iPhone?

Friday, September 26, 2014 6:58 pm59 Comments

Apple’s decision to release a mobile operating system that is so thoroughly encrypted that the company cannot unlock its devices for authorities…

FBI blasts Apple for protective users’ privacy by locking government, police out of iPhones and iPads

Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:33 pmThursday, September 25, 201455 Comments

FBI Director James B. Comey sharply criticized Apple on Thursday…

No, by safeguarding user’s privacy, Apple is not picking a fight with the U.S. or any other government

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 2:41 pm17 Comments

Apple is setting a precedent that users, and not companies, should hold the keys to their own devices…

Me-too Google: Uh, okay, we’ll do default encryption like Apple, too (it’ll just take several years to roll out)

Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:28 pmThursday, September 18, 201427 Comments

The next generation of Google’s Android operating system…

Apple’s iOS Activation Lock reduces iPhone thefts, Samsung phone thefts skyrocket

Thursday, September 18, 2014 4:55 pmWednesday, September 24, 201421 Comments

In New York City, iPhone thefts and robberies dropped 29 and 19 percent…

A.G. Schneiderman, D.A. Gascón commend Apple’s new iOS 8 for enabling ‘kill switch’ by default

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 6:00 pmWednesday, September 17, 20148 Comments

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón …

Google, Microsoft look to catch up to Apple by incorporating ‘kill switches’ in next mobile OS versions

Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:58 amThursday, June 19, 201416 Comments

Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. will incorporate a ‘kill switch’ into the next versions…

GotoFail lives? Hackers claim compromise of Apple’s iCloud and Activation Lock, possibly via SSL bug

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:02 pmWednesday, May 21, 201412 Comments

This is either a beginner’s mistake or it was done on purpose. Intelligence agencies like the NSA can thus easily intercept all communication via iCloud…

California Senate passes mandatory smartphone ‘kill switch’ bill

Friday, May 9, 2014 10:00 amFriday, May 9, 201457 Comments

California’s Senate passed a bill requiring smartphone makers such as Apple…

Will Apple’s ‘kill switch’ tamp down iPhone thefts?

Sunday, May 4, 2014 1:08 pm19 Comments

The Activation Lock Apple added to iOS 7’s ‘Find My Phone’ feature functions as a kill switch…

San Francisco District Attorney to Apple: Enable Activation Lock on every iPhone by default

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:08 pmWednesday, December 18, 201323 Comments

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón released survey results…

Smartphone thefts probed by state, city prosecutors as companies fail to act to their liking

Thursday, June 13, 2013 8:31 pmThursday, June 13, 201333 Comments

Top state and city law enforcement officials on Thursday will announce an expansive investigation…

iOS 7: Apple’s war against jailbreaking now makes perfect sense

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 12:28 pmTuesday, June 11, 201324 Comments

Apple has been locked in a long-term war of attrition against iOS jailbreakers…

Apple reveals iOS 7 theft deterrent feature ‘Activation Lock’ ahead of gov’t meeting on crime

Monday, June 10, 2013 6:00 pmMonday, June 10, 201330 Comments

Ahead of a meeting with government officials later this month to discuss…

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