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How Apple’s new ‘Find My’ app in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina works – and works securely
Apple at WWDC unveiled a new “Find My” app, which is available across its Mac and iOS platforms. Find My on iOS replaces Find My Friends and Find My iPhone…
Apple condemns British spy agency group’s proposal to destroy message encryption
Apple, Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp have co-signed an open letter urging the UK government…
FBI Director Christopher Wray continues pushing for encryption back doors
The encryption war is quiet now, but the murky back-and-forth between…
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, the Feds’ favorite iPhone hacking tool, is selling on ebay for $100 – and it’s leaking data
hen eBay merchant Mr. Balaj was looking through a pile of hi-fi junk at an auction in the U.K…
FBI: End-to-end encryption like Apple’s ‘infects’ law enforcement
Nearly three years after the Federal Bureau of Investigation abandoned an effort to force Apple Inc…
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others denounce Australia’s ‘deeply flawed’ anti-encryption law
Apple, Google and Microsoft have denounced the Australian government’s decision to pass an anti-encryption law that…
Backdoors: Australia passes laws allowing spies and police to snoop on encrypted communications
Australia Thursday passed controversial laws allowing spies and police to snoop on the encrypted communications…
Welcome to your new Mac: Living with Apple’s T2 chip
Six months ago, the chances of you getting a new Mac with a T2 chip were slim…
Apple confirms T2 security chip in new Macs prevents some third-party repairs
Apple’s annual October hardware event wrapped late last month with the announcements…
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…
Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs
Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…
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…
The NSA’s hidden spy hubs revealed in eight U.S. cities
The secrets are hidden behind fortified walls in cities across the United States, inside towering, windowless skyscrapers and fortress-like concrete structures…
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…
The FBI overstated the issue of accessing smartphones
A programming error led the FBI to vastly overstate the number of phones…
This simple back door hack for your Mac is exactly why FileVault should be enabled
If you aren’t using FileVault on your Mac, it’s time to change that right now…
Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors
A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…
Twitter recommends all users change passwords due to ‘bug’
Twitter has recommended all of its users change their passwords…
Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple’s encryption efforts drove him crazy
Fired FBI director James Comey writes about President Trump while also addressing other aspects of his career…
Think twice before you connect to that free hotel wireless network
What’s the first thing we do when we arrive at our new hotel?
Macworld reviews TunnelBear VPN: Straightforward and easy to use
Unsure if you’ll use a VPN often enough to warrant paying for 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…
You need a VPN, and here’s why
Consider how much of your life is transmitted over the inherently insecure internet…
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…
Why Mac users need a VPN service
No one, not even your Internet service provider, can even see the websites you visit while you have VPN enabled…
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…
macOS High Sierra and APFS: Cautions!
Along with the release of the first developer beta of macOS Sierra in June of 2016…
What you need to know about transitioning to APFS in macOS High Sierra
Apple in June announced that macOS High Sierra will come with the new Apple File System (APFS) on all supported Macs..
iCloud changes put Apple on collision course with overreaching governments
Apple has consistently argued against laws that would require tech companies to build so-called ‘back doors’ into their software…
Apple flies in top executives to lobby Australia’s Turnbull government on encryption laws
Apple’s top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month…
Apple meeting with Australian government to discuss proposed encryption ‘back doors’
Attorney-General George Brandis will meet with global tech-giant Apple this week…
macOS High Sierra tech preview: A quick look at what’s under the hood
Even by the standards of recent macOS releases, this year’s High Sierra is shaping up to be…
40 awesome macOS High Sierra features and changes
As the name suggests, macOS High Sierra is a refinement update…
President Trump fires FBI Director James Comey who called for iPhone backdoor
President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey…
After U.S. gov’t refuses to declassify sum paid for FBI’s San Bernardino iPhone hack, Senator Dianne Feinstein inadvertently reveals it
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees the FBI, said publicly this week that the government paid $900,000 to break into the locked iPhone…
APFS: New file system is Apple’s foundation for the future
If we dig a little deeper there’s a story to be told…
