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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…
APFS: 10 things you should know about Apple’s new file system
iOS 10.3 just went live and with it, millions of users across the world updated to an entirely new file system…
Apple just pulled off one of the great engineering feats of all time
Think 20th century vs. 21st century. Also, think Apple against the rest of the world…
Apple dials up encryption even further as mobile threats soar
The monthly smartphone infection rate in the second half of 2016 jumped 83% from the first six months…
Apple’s iOS 10.3 delivers brand-new Apple File System
The APFS system was announced last year WWDC…
iOS 10.3’s longer than usual installation likely due to switch to new Apple File System
Early adopters of the full iOS 10.3 release are seeing lengthy install processes…
Apple hires security guru Jonathan Zdziarski
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a position with Apple’s Security Engineering and Architecture team…
You must back up your iPhone and iPad before upgrading to Apple’s iOS 10.3, due soon
Apple’s iOS 10.3 contains a massive change…
FBI’s James Comey: ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America’
All of us have a reasonable expectation of privacy in our homes, in our cars, and in our devices. But…
FBI Director James Comey cancels SXSW 2017 appearance
FBI Director James Comey will be unable to attend SXSW due to “scheduling conflicts” that…
News organizations ask judge to force FBI to reveal how much it paid to unlock San Bernadino Islamic terrorist’s iPhone
Last year, the battle between Apple and the FBI dominated headlines…
Testing snapshots in Apple’s next-gen APFS file system
Back in June, Apple announced its new upcoming file system: APFS, or Apple File System…
What you need to know about APFS, Apple’s next-gen file system for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac
APFS is the Apple File System. It was introduced at WWDC 2016 and, starting this year…
Proving Apple’s assertion that there are no good backdoors, hacker dumps iOS cracking tools allegedly stolen from Cellebrite
The hacker responsible has publicly released a cache of files allegedly stolen from Cellebrite…
Apple’s iOS 10.3: A very, very important upgrade
Developers are currently beta testing iOS 10.3…
A hacker just proved that Apple was right to worry about creating a backdoor to the iPhone
Last year, when the F.B.I procured a court order forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone belonging…
What Apple got right but Amazon is getting wrong
Law and technology frequently operate at cross purposes….
U.S. to disclose estimate of number of American citizens under surveillance
The U.S. intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been…
Is using FileVault encryption in macOS good enough?
There are many ways to use encryption on your Mac…
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…
Apple and Google take certificates more seriously
I was naive and thought that a lot of the issues surrounding Web browser/server security would be resolved…
FBI wants to get into locked Apple iPhone of Minnesota Islamic terrorist Dahir Adan
When the FBI asked a court to force Apple to help crack the encrypted iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter…
British PM Theresa May launches thinly veiled attacks on Apple and Facebook
Theresa May launched a thinly veiled attack on Apple and Facebook…
Apple untrusts Chinese certificate authority
After an investigation found multiple problems in the SSL certificate issuance process of WoSign…