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EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance scheme
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s delay of a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
Apple’s backdoor surveillance scheme remains delayed, not canceled
Apple updated its “child safety” webpage to remove all references to the controversial backdoor surveillance scheme, ostensibly…
Apple may have terminated its backdoor surveillance scheme; removes all mentions from website
Apple may have quietly terminated its controversial backdoor surveillance scheme which would have scanned users’ photo libraries, ostensibly…
Researchers: Apple’s delayed backdoor surveillance scheme doesn’t even work
A team of researchers have presented a simple method to evade detection by mechanisms such as Apple’s backdoor surveillance scheme…
EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance scheme
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s delay of a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
After Apple installs iPhone backdoor, Android owners less likely to switch, says survey
After Apple inexplicably threw away iPhone’s privacy advantage by uninstalling a backdoor into iPhone, fewer Android users are considering…
If Apple no longer protects user privacy, why buy an iPhone or an iPad?
Apple has long made privacy central to its marketing pitch for iPhones and iPads, but with the looming installation of a backdoor to scan…
Nearly 100 civil rights groups worldwide call on Apple to abandon CSAM iPhone surveillance
Nearly 100 civil rights groups worldwide have signed an open letter objecting to Apple’s plan to institute iPhone surveillance capabilities…
EFF petition lets users speak out against Apple’s mass surveillance plans
If you’re concerned about Apple’s recent announcement that the next iOS will install a mass surveillance backdoor into every iPhone…
Apple warns retail and online employees to be ready for iPhone backdoor questions
Apple has warned retail and online sales staff to be ready to field questions from consumers about the activation of an iPhone backdoor…
Apple’s ill-considered iPhone backdoor has employees speaking out internally
The backlash over Apple’s ill-considered move to activate an iPhone backdoor ostensibly to scan U.S. customers’ phones and computers…
Open letter against Apple’s privacy-invasive content scanning tech gathers thousands of signatures
An open letter dated August 6, 2021 that’s against Apple’s privacy-invasive content scanning technology in which security & privacy experts…
Privacy, Schmivacy. Apple installs backdoors to iPhones
Apple has announced its plans to bring changes to its operating systems that sound like a massive privacy nightmare to security researchers…
Center for Democracy & Technology: Apple’s backdoor scanning of Photos and Messages threaten users’ security and privacy
The reception to Apple’s backdoor scanning of Photos and Messages is clearly not the welcoming one for which Apple execs may have naively…
EFF: Apple’s photos scanning backdoor is a shocking privacy and security about-face
The EFF says: “Apple is planning to build a backdoor into its data storage system and its messaging system.”
Facebook – Apple fight stretches back more than a decade
Facebook launched an ad campaign last week blasting Apple for protecting iPhone users’ privacy. The latest battle is the culmination of…
EFF applauds Apple on privacy; blasts ‘laughable’ Facebook
Facebook has recently launched a campaign touting itself as the protector of small businesses. This is a laughable attempt from Facebook, EFF…
EFF calls on Apple to let users truly encrypt iCloud backups as part of ‘fix it already’ initiative
When data is backed up to iCloud, it’s encrypted so that Apple, and not just the user, can access it…
Cellebrite: We keep iPhone exploits secret for the public’s safety
Earlier this week, Forbes learned that Israel-based U.S. government contractor Cellebrite was touting…
The U.S. government can now (probably) unlock every iPhone model in existence
In what appears to be a major breakthrough for law enforcement…
Internet pioneer John Perry Barlow dead at 70
Influential internet rights pioneer John Perry Barlow has died, aged 70…
EFF criticizes Apple’s ‘misleading’ Bluetooth and Wi-Fi toggles in iOS 11 for being a privacy and security risk
The strange, unintuitive way Bluetooth and Wi-Fi toggles work in iOS 11 has drawn ire from many quarters…
EFF: Apple wins 4 out of 5 stars in protecting users from government overreach
While many technology companies continue to step up their privacy game by adopting best practices…
Amazon to restore encryption to Fire tablets after complaints
Amazon.com Inc. said it plans to restore an encryption feature on its Fire tablets after customers and privacy advocates criticized…
Amazon removes data encryption from Fire tablets
Amazon has confirmed it removed the ability to encrypt locally stored data on its Fire tablets…
EFF files complaint asking for federal investigation; says Google broke privacy pledge, tracked students
The EFF is asking for a federal investigation into whether Google broke a pledge to honor student privacy…
Government data requests 2015: Apple earns 5-star rating
We commend Apple for its strong stance regarding user rights, transparency, and privacy….
Potential for bipartisan net neutrality bill emerges in U.S. Congress
Both political parties have a major reason to seek a permanent legislative solution…
Jeb Bush on FCC and so-called ‘net neutrality’ regulation: ‘One of the craziest ideas I’ve ever heard’
Jeb Bush said Saturday that he opposes the FCC’s attempts to regulate broadband Internet providers…
Who loves the FCC’s overreach on so-called ‘net neutrality?’ Telecom lawyers
While ‘net neutrality’ sounds like a good idea, it isn’t…
Legal battles loom over FCC’s so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules
The fate of the Internet in the U.S. is far from settled…
U.S. FCC OKs so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules on party-line vote
Republican commish: ‘Read my lips. More Internet taxes are coming.’
U.S. FCC’s rules for so-called ‘net neutrality’ expected to unleash slew of court challenges
Republicans expect that Democrats will change their thinking once they realize the legal threat…
EFF: ‘We are deeply concerned; FCC’s new rules include provision that sounds like a recipe for overreach’
For many months, EFF has been working with a broad coalition…
Samsung warns ‘SmartTV’ users not to discuss personal info in front of their eavesdropping TVs
The potential privacy intrusion of voice-activated services is massive…
EFF ranks Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime as most secure mass-market messaging options
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has investigated the security of various messaging apps…
It’s time for Steve Jobs’ idea to bear fruit: Open, shared home Wi-Fi
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs loved to walk around his neighborhood in Palo Alto…
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously bans warrantless cell phone searches
In a blow to the Obama administration, which petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to allow warrantless cell phone searches..
Apple, EFF and AT&T back Microsoft’s campaign against US government warrants overseas
Apple, Cisco, AT&T and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have joined Microsoft…
EFF credits Apple’s ‘remarkable improvement’ in protecting customer data from governments
The EFF’s ranking of technology company data request transparency is notable because…
Can U.S. police search your iPhone without a warrant?
Can the arresting officer, without a warrant, riffle through the contents of your Apple iPhone?
