Apple representatives met with the U.S. Department of Justice last week in a final bid to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit…
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Google pays Apple 36% of its Safari search advertising revenue
Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue it earns from search advertising made through the Safari browser, the main economics expert…
Alphabet CEO defends paying Apple to make Google Safari’s default search engine
Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice…
DOJ’s antitrust case to break up Google hinges on four iPhone Taps and a swipe
The core of the U.S. DOJ’s argument that Google is an illegal monopoly is a process that involves four taps and a swipe on an iPhone…
A full-blown Apple search engine may be closer than you think
A full-blown Apple search engine to compete with Alphabet subsidiary Google may be closer than you think as Cupertino…
Microsoft pondered selling Bing search engine to Apple in 2020
Microsoft discussed selling its Bing search engine to Apple around 2020, a deal that would have replaced Google as the default option…
Google Maps lost 60% of its mobile traffic when Apple Maps became iPhone’s default
Apple Maps became iPhone’s default in 2012. By 2014, Google Maps has lost at least 60% of its mobile traffic…
FTC orders Fortnite-maker Epic Games to Pay $520 million for violating children’s privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over…
U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…
Feds order Apple and Google to hand over names of 10,000+ users of a gun app
It’s an unprecedented move: Never before has a case been disclosed in which American investigators demanded personal data of users of a single app from Apple and Google…
Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise
Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…
Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’
Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…
Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’
Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…
More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks
A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…
Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…
Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors
A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…
Bill Gates thinks Apple should unlock iPhones at the government’s request
In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government…
Apple to challenge Amazon with all-new ‘Books’ app
Apple Inc. is ready to take on Amazon.com Inc. in the digital book market again…
FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones
Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…
FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…
President Trump’s attorney general pick Jeff Sessions could restart the encryption fight
After weeks of speculation, President-elect Donald Trump today named Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as his choice for attorney general…
Hardware hack bypasses iPhone passcode security
The work contradicts a claim made by the FBI earlier this year that this approach would not work….
Apple backs Microsoft in battle against U.S. government over ‘Sneak-and-Peek’ searches
Apple Inc., Google and Amazon.com Inc. were among the tech leaders that rallied behind Microsoft Corp…
Inept Microsoft demonstrates just how right Apple was to stand up to U.S. government overreach
I wrote an opinion piece predating the San Bernardino shootings on why Apple was right to stand firm…
Bungling Microsoft singlehandedly proves that ‘backdoors’ are a stupid idea
Microsoft leaked the golden keys that unlock Windows-powered tablets, phones and other devices sealed…
Apple to begin doling out $400 million to customers in ebook price-fixing settlement
Beginning June 21, 2016, millions of e-book purchasers will receive credits and checks for twice their losses…
Apple rehires prominent security pro to deliver even more powerful security features
Apple Inc , which has resisted pressure from U.S. law enforcement to unlock encrypted iPhones…
Feckless FBI unable to unlock iPhone, even with a ‘fingerprint unlock warrant’
A judge recently took the controversial step of letting the FBI force a woman to unlock an iPhone with her fingerprints. But it didn’t work…
The Touch ID lock on your iPhone isn’t cop-proof
Law enforcement may be able to compel suspects to press their fingers to the devices and unlock them…
U.S. government wants your fingerprints to unlock your phone
As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu says strong encryption without backdoors is a ‘national security priority’
Ted Lieu is one of the few bona fide computer geeks in Congress…
Apple demands delay in NY iPhone case: Company wants to test FBI hack in San Bernardino terrorist iPhone case
Apple last week asked a federal magistrate in New York to extend a court filing deadline…
FBI vs. Apple isn’t over; Fourth Amendment issues remain
The FBI and Apple reached a cease-fire last week, but it can’t last…
Apple says it may not be needed to unlock New York drug dealer’s iPhone
Apple Inc. said it may not be needed to help unlock an iPhone connected to a drug case in New York…
Zdziarski’s take on the FBI’s ‘alternative’ method
FBI acknowledged today that there ‘appears’ to be an alternative way into Farook’s iPhone 5c…
FBI may be required to hand over Apple iPhone hacking secrets
Any new method the bureau uses to hack into iPhones may be short-lived as it may be obligated to give Apple the details so the company can fix the security gap…
Apple won Round 1 vs. U.S. government overreach; what comes next?
A showdown between Apple and the FBI over a dead terrorist’s iPhone took a surprise twist this week…
Steve Jobs’ former publicist: Apple got PR wrong in fight against U.S. government overreach
The publicist who helped Steve Jobs launch the first Macintosh in the 1980s says Apple failed to…
Ex-Apple CEO Sculley: FBI relying on hackers is fair
Technology and social media companies recently joined Apple Inc. to fight the battle of will with the FBI…
Apple gets short-term win over Big Brother; issue deferred, not resolved
Less than 24 hours before a highly anticipated Tuesday court session where prosecutors and Apple lawyers…
FBI could be using these hacks to break into killer’s iPhone
There are a number of ways the FBI could be attempting to hack into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino killer…
FBI says it may have found method to unlock San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone
The Justice Department said on Monday that it might no longer need Apple’s assistance to help open an iPhone…
