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Tag: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Facebook – Apple fight stretches back more than a decade

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:47 pm6 Comments

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

Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:44 am4 Comments

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

Thursday, February 28, 2019 4:30 pmThursday, February 28, 20192 Comments

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

Thursday, March 1, 2018 4:44 pmThursday, March 1, 201818 Comments

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

Monday, February 26, 2018 2:01 pmMonday, February 26, 201857 Comments

In what appears to be a major breakthrough for law enforcement…


Internet pioneer John Perry Barlow dead at 70

Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:32 pmThursday, February 8, 201811 Comments

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

Sunday, October 8, 2017 11:50 am45 Comments

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

Monday, July 10, 2017 3:00 pmMonday, July 10, 20179 Comments

While many technology companies continue to step up their privacy game by adopting best practices…

Amazon to restore encryption to Fire tablets after complaints

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 8:25 amTuesday, March 8, 20163 Comments

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

Friday, March 4, 2016 3:01 pmFriday, March 4, 201613 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:05 pm15 Comments

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

Thursday, June 18, 2015 11:04 am8 Comments

We commend Apple for its strong stance regarding user rights, transparency, and privacy….

Potential for bipartisan net neutrality bill emerges in U.S. Congress

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:26 pmWednesday, March 25, 201513 Comments

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’

Sunday, March 8, 2015 2:26 pm120 Comments

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

Thursday, March 5, 2015 5:27 pmThursday, March 5, 201579 Comments

While ‘net neutrality’ sounds like a good idea, it isn’t…

Legal battles loom over FCC’s so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules

Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:45 pm15 Comments

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

Thursday, February 26, 2015 5:24 pmThursday, February 26, 201578 Comments

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

Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:57 amThursday, February 26, 201524 Comments

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’

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 2:25 pmWednesday, February 25, 201516 Comments

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

Monday, February 9, 2015 12:27 pmMonday, February 9, 201524 Comments

The potential privacy intrusion of voice-activated services is massive…

EFF ranks Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime as most secure mass-market messaging options

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 5:25 pmWednesday, November 5, 20149 Comments

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

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 12:57 pmTuesday, August 5, 201432 Comments

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs loved to walk around his neighborhood in Palo Alto…

U.S. Supreme Court unanimously bans warrantless cell phone searches

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:14 amWednesday, June 25, 201474 Comments

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

Monday, June 16, 2014 2:01 pmMonday, June 16, 201415 Comments

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

Friday, May 16, 2014 8:30 am5 Comments

The EFF’s ranking of technology company data request transparency is notable because…

Can U.S. police search your iPhone without a warrant?

Monday, April 28, 2014 9:25 amMonday, April 28, 201494 Comments

Can the arresting officer, without a warrant, riffle through the contents of your Apple iPhone?

Which Web browser is best for privacy?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:01 pm17 Comments

Different browsers handle user data in different ways…

Dear Apple: Whatever you do, please keep us locked in your crystal prison

Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:12 am29 Comments

ver since Apple introduced the iPhone…

EFF: ‘Apple’s Crystal Prison and the Future of Open Platforms’

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 pmTuesday, May 29, 201245 Comments

While Apple’s products have many virtues…

EFF launches petition campaign to keep jailbreaking legal

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:35 pm32 Comments

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the public to join the campaign…

Mac users of iChat messaging could be burned by new AIM logging

Monday, January 9, 2012 12:01 pmMonday, January 9, 201215 Comments

As pointed out recently by the Electronic Frontier Foundation…

Apple and Dropbox join Digital Due Process coalition which looks to reform electronic privacy law

Friday, September 23, 2011 2:35 pmFriday, September 23, 20115 Comments

Apple and Dropbox have agreed to join the Digital Due Process coalition…

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