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Android phone makers skip Google security updates without telling users, researchers say
Android smartphone manufacturers are skipping security patches without notifying users, instead claiming their smartphone’s software is up to date…
Zuckerberg admits Facebook collects data on non-users
We’ve already learned quite a bit from Mark Zuckerberg’s grilling on Capitol Hill….
Facebook is lying about your data
Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress testimony following the Cambridge Analytica breach…
Apple co-founder Woz deactivates Facebook account
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced that he has quit Facebook…
How Facebook lets brands and politicians target users
When Facebook introduced its ad platform in 2007, advertisers could target people using information they had volunteered…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg was ready to slam Apple if Congress asked him about Tim Cook’s privacy comments
It started when Cook was asked what he would do if he were faced with the problems facing Facebook…
How to remove your Facebook data from macOS
Whether you’re planning on keeping your Facebook account, are debating deleting it, or already have…
Apple CEO Cook: ‘Privacy to us is a human right… a civil liberty’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Washington D.C. Tuesday to testify before Congress about customer privacy…
Batterygate: Israeli agency investigating Apple over handling of iPhone slowdown
Israel’s consumer protection bureau said on Tuesday it was investigating Apple over a failure to disclose…
Should Apple create a social network that doesn’t abuse, but protects user privacy?
Recently, Tim Cook gave multiple interviews on Apple’s commitment to protecting their privacy…
Apple co-founder Woz quits Facebook
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak said he’s leaving Facebook amid concerns about privacy and data violations…
Apple’s App Store shrank for the the first time in 2017
Both Apple’s App Store and Google Play were growing consistently all the way up to 2017…
Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook scans the contents of all private Messenger texts
Facebook scans the contents of messages that people send each other on its Messenger app…
Facebook to warn 87 million users that their data ‘may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica’
Facebook will warn these users with a notice atop the News Feed with information about what data of theirs might have been attained…
Mark Zuckerberg and the never-ending stench of Facebook
How do we trust Facebook’s public stances on what they will or won’t do to censor speech, content, or connections with which they don’t agree?
Apple may be the biggest winner from Facebook’s data scandal
In 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook penned a missive regarding Apple’s approach to privacy….
Mark Zuckerberg blasts Apple CEO Cook’s criticism of Facebook as ‘extremely glib and not at all aligned with the truth’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected Apple CEO Tim Cook’s critique of his company’s business model…
Bad news for those who want Facebook listening in their homes: Facebook delays smart speaker debut amid data privacy scandal
The fallout from Facebook Inc.’s data privacy scandal is spreading…
Apple CEO Cook: Facebook should have self-regulated, but it’s too late for that now
Apple CEO Tim Cook has doubled down on his call for regulation that would limit Facebook…
Appeals court rules that Google infringed Oracle’s Java copyrights, orders trial on damages
A federal appeals court revived Oracle Corp.’s multibillion-dollar copyright infringement claims…
U.S. FTC will investigate Facebook over privacy or lack thereof
The Federal Trade Commission has an open investigation into Facebook’s growing privacy scandal…
Android malware found inside apps downloaded from Google Play has infected at least a million users
The malware is thought to have infected at least a million users – and potentially many more – as one of the malicious apps was downloaded 500,000 times…
Apple CEO Cook calls for more data oversight, ‘well-crafted regulation’ after Facebook debacle
Executives from Apple Inc and IBM Corp have called for more oversight on how personal data is used…
Facebook has been collecting call history and SMS data from Android devices for years; Apple iOS devices unaffected
I found, contained call-log data for a certain Android device I used in 2015 and 2016, along with SMS and MMS message metadata…
How to block Facebook completely from your Mac
Even if you deleted your Facebook account, Facebook can still track you around the web like Google does…
How Facebook made it impossible to delete Facebook
To say Facebook has had a rough time of it lately would be putting it mildly…
What to expect from Facebook’s Zuckerberg if he testifies before Congress
A growing number of lawmakers are calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in front of Congress…
Mobile gaming is having a moment and Apple’s in the driver’s seat
This week, the 2018 Game Developer’s Conference is going on and there’s a bunch of news coverage about…
Why Facebook’s blatant disregard for users’ privacy could be very good for Apple
Apple has many competitive advantages…
Apple iPhone pulling away from outclassed Android
Apple now has a double advantage in the smartphone war…
Google claims Android is ‘as safe as the competition’ despite its fragmented, outdated install base
Google’s head of Android security David Kleidermacher claimed in an interview…
Apple invites developers to workshop in Paris
Apple has begun sending out a limited number of invitations to a developer workshop…
Apple denies allegations of abusing French developers who’ve earned one billion euros from App Store
Apple has issued a statement defending against allegations made by France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire…
Europe tightens screws on Apple, other U.S.-based tech firms
Europe is zeroing in on U.S. tech companies amid rising trans-Atlantic trade tensions…
Refurbished, high-end Apple iPhones are suffocating the growth of cheap, new Android phones
The fastest growing segment in global smartphones isn’t Google’s vision for super-cheap, simple Android phones…
France to sue Apple, Google over developer contracts
France will take Google and Apple to court over contractual terms imposed…
Apple’s iOS increases lead in Australian smartphone market, taking 56.2 percent market share
Apple’s iOS stretched its lead in the Australian smartphone market for the fourth quarter of 2017…
Apple updates Apple Music for Android
Version 2.4.0 of Apple Music for Android has been released with additional features for music video playback…
New Android malware records ambient audio, fires off premium-rate texts, and harvests files, photos, contacts, and more
The threat is one of the most advanced examples of Android malware Wandera has seen…
Apple could gain 20% with a less expensive iPhone, says Trefis
Apple shares are currently trading around an all-time high figure of $180…
Apple’s macOS and iOS market share both increased in February
Among desktop operating systems, Apple’s macOS share increased…
