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Judge declines to order Apple to disable security on device seized by U.S. government
A federal magistrate in Brooklyn is temporarily refusing to order Apple to disable security on a device seized by the U.S. government…
No Safe Harbor: EU privacy ruling hits Apple, Google, Facebook, others
A major European court victory for privacy advocates raises doubts about how U.S. tech giants Apple, Alphabet-owned Google and Facebook…
Apple takes a swing at privacy-tampling, personal data-guzzling rivals like Google
On numerous occasions over the past year Apple has highlighted key differences between Google and itself when it comes to privacy…
Apple reinvents the privacy policy
Apple has amplified a well-aligned stance on user data being owned by the user to global proportions, taking a very public stance whenever possible…
Apple selling targeted ads, but their new privacy policies shows they think different about tracking
Protecting the privacy and security of your information is a priority for everyone at Apple…
Apple refused to give iMessages to the U.S. government
The Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages…
Steve Jobs famously disdained Washington, D.C., but Tim Cook’s quietly taking it on
As Apple chief Tim Cook quietly slipped out of a public meeting at the White House…
NY Times Op-Ed calls for Apple to decrypt iPhones for law enforcement
Last September, Apple and Google, whose operating systems…
Security expert: Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime are not ‘end-to-end’ secure
Apple’s iOS is vastly more secure than Android…
Edward Snowden explains why Apple should continue to fight the government on encryption
As the Obama administration campaign to stop Apple…
Obama administration war against Apple just got uglier
The Obama administration’s central strategy against Apple…
Meet the dreadlocked hippie encryption guru who’s freaking out the U.S. NSA
In the back and forth battle over consumer privacy…
Google eavesdropping tool installed on computers without permission
Without consent, Google’s code had downloaded a black box of code that…
Government data requests 2015: Apple earns 5-star rating
We commend Apple for its strong stance regarding user rights, transparency, and privacy….
Edward Snowden supports Apple’s stance on customer privacy
Edward Snowden thinks Apple’s pledge to protect customer privacy
Understanding Apple and privacy
Appel believes that people have a right to privacy and security…
Edward Snowden: Apple is a privacy pioneer
Pioneering companies like Apple, ensuring that even if your phone is stolen, your private life remains private…
Obama urges Senate to renew NSA’s bulk phone surveillance program
Obama called on the Senate Tuesday to extend key Patriot Act…
Woz: Edward Snowden is a ‘total hero to me’
Steve Wozniak reaffirmed his staunch support for digital privacy…
U.S. Senate blocks measures to extend so-called Patriot Act; NSA’s bulk collection of phone records in jeopardy
The Senate on Saturday rejected legislation that would curb the federal government…
U.S. Senate considers short-term extension of so-called ‘Patriot Act’
With no agreement in the Senate over how to reauthorize the Patriot Act…
Rand Paul commandeers U.S. Senate to protest so-called Patriot Act, government intrusion on Americans’ privacy
Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul commandeered the Senate floor Wednesday…
Apple, others urge Obama to reject any proposal for smartphone backdoors
The U.S. government should fully support and not undermine efforts to create encryption standards…
U.S. appeals court rules NSA bulk collection of phone data illegal
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the U.S. National Security Agency…
China halts implementation of banking-technology rules
China suspended bank-technology rules that drew protests from the U.S. government…
European Commission: Don’t use Facebook if you don’t want to be spied on
EU citizens should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private…
Apple’s iOS encryption has ‘petrified’ the U.S. administration, governments around the world
Stronger encryption in Apple’s iPhones has ‘petrified’ the U.S. government because…
The CIA campaign to steal Apple’s secrets
Researchers working with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort…
Apple’s kowtow to China undermines Obama’s tough talk on snooping or something
US president Barack Obama was sharply critical of China’s newest security demands…
Apple CEO Cook: Unlike some other companies, Apple won’t invade your right to privacy
Apple’s Tim Cook has been on tour…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks Edward Snowden, Apple Car, and Steve Jobs
Tim Cook appears to be using his international tour to push privacy…
Apple CEO Tim Cook advocates privacy, says terrorists should be ‘eliminated’
None of us should accept that the government or a company or anybody should have access to all of our private information…
China drops Apple, others from approved state purchase lists
China’s change of tack coincided with leaks by former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden…
Apple Pay wins consumers’ hearts with focus on security
Apple has a straightforward business model that does not include selling personal data…
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s address at White House Cybersecurity Summit
Apple CEO at the White House Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit…
Apple’s Tim Cook warns of ‘dire consequences’ of sacrificing privacy for security
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said that there should not…
Obama executive order aimed at encouraging companies to share cybersecurity data with government, each other
The companies have refused to give full support to cybersecurity bills without some reform of surveillance practices exposed by Edward Snowden…
New ‘cybersecurity’ rules in China smack of protectionism, says U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The Chinese government has adopted new regulations requiring companies…
Why Edward Snowden won’t use an iPhone: Secret Apple spyware?
Is Apple’s wildly popular iPhone series hiding spyware, claims…
New Snowden documents show how the Britain’s GCHQ tracked iPhone users
Previous leaks have revealed specific NSA exploits used to compromise the famously malware-resistant iPhone….
New York prosecutor calls for law to fight Apple data encryption
Federal and state governments should consider passing laws that forbid iPhones…
