The probe is one of several at the federal, state and congressional level aimed at determining if the companies use their considerable clout in the online market illegally to hurt rivals or otherwise break competition law…
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Apple’s Tim Cook files brief with U.S. Supreme Court to support DACA
On Wednesday, Apple filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy…
Apple’s iOS 13 privacy pop-ups to shine spotlight on creepy Facebook’s data grabs
Apple’s iOS 13, which will be generally released later this week, has already been spotted catching Facebook’s app trying to use Bluetooth to track nearby users…
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers from Facebook accounts leaked online
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online…
Senate Democrat: Mark Zuckerberg should face ‘the possibility of a prison term’
I think he ought to be held personally accountable, which is everything from financial fines to — and let me underline this — the possibility of a prison term…
U.S. Congressional antitrust panel to discuss Big Tech competition
Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chairman and top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, said the hearing was scheduled for Sept. 24…
Woz: Apple should’ve split up a long time ago, ‘Big Tech’ is too big
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak comments on the antitrust scrutiny of big tech companies…
How to make sure your iPhone battery will last when a storm hits
As the peak of hurricane season approaches, your iPhone is likely how you plan to stay connected. However, when the power goes out…
‘Sign In with Apple’ eliminates the current mess of login methods
“Sign In with Apple” makes it easy for users to log into apps and websites using their Apple ID. Instead of filling out forms, verifying email addresses, and choosing new passwords, users can…
Socials social media companies vow to police ‘truth’
For years, Facebook and other social media companies have erred on the side of lenience in policing their sites…
20+ U.S. states to move forward with antitrust probe of ‘Big Tech’ firms including Apple
A group of U.S. states is preparing to move forward with a joint antitrust investigation of big technology companies…
FTC chairman says he’s willing to break up Big Tech companies
The head of the US Federal Trade Commission said he’s prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary…
Trump administration is drafting an executive order to take on alleged anti-conservative bias at social-media companies
President Trump vowed to study “all regulatory and legislative solutions” to combat the anti-conservative bias that he argues runs rampant on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook…
Attorney General Barr elevates antitrust lawyer Lauren Willard to coordinate ‘Big Tech’ review
Attorney General William Barr has elevated a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust division to be his point person…
Apple just dealt a major blow to Facebook with new iOS 13 feature
Apple has a new feature in its upcoming iOS 13 that could pose major issues for messaging and calling apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp….
Apple, not Google or Facebook, the target of global antitrust regulators
Apple – not Facebook or Google – is rapidly emerging as the test case for how officials in Brussels, Washington and beyond clamp down on Big Tech’s digital empires…
Apple to restrict Facebook’s messaging apps VoIP feature
Apple Inc is making a change to its mobile operating system that will restrict a feature that apps like Facebook Inc’s Messenger and WhatsApp…
U.S. Senate Democrats seek ‘serious’ fines for antitrust violations by big tech
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal introduced legislation on Friday to allow harsher penalties for companies…
EU Court of Justice ruling may spell the death of embedded Facebook like and share buttons
Online websites that embed a Facebook Like button are responsible for the data they send to Facebook and liable…
Apple, other tech firms may also face antitrust investigations by individual U.S. states
Eight state attorneys general met with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to discuss the effect of big tech companies on competition…
U.S. DOJ’s ‘Big Tech’ investigation could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants
The Justice Department’s surprise Big Tech investigation was highly unusual and it could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants…
U.S. DOJ announces broad antitrust review examining Apple, Google, and others
The Justice Department is opening a broad antitrust review into whether dominant technology firms are unlawfully stifling competition…
NSO Group says it can scrape data from Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft cloud services
The Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp has told buyers its technology can surreptitiously scrape all of an individual’s data…
Google and Facebook are quietly tracking visits to porn websites, even those in incognito mode
Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are always watching you — even when you’re browsing pornography websites in incognito mode…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg takes FTC’s meaningless $5 billion fine in stride at ‘Summer Camp for Billionaires’
Mark Zuckerberg hobnobbed with fellow billionaires at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho on Friday…
Facebook isn’t a social network, says Facebook, or something…
Facebook denies it’s a social network to escape consequences of being Facebook, or something…
“Delete Facebook,” urges Woz
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks most of us should hurry up and find a way to delete Facebook…
UK investigates Google, Facebook for potential ‘abuse of power’
Google and Facebook may control over 70% digital ads spend next year, making it harder for rivals to compete, to the detriment of consumers…
President Trump suggests European Union out of line in suing U.S. tech firms
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the European Union was out of line in suing U.S. technology companies…
Facebook exec says Apple users are an ‘exclusive club, available only to aspirant consumers with the means to buy high-value hardware and services’
Facebook has launched its latest strike on Apple in a war of words that has dragged on for more than 15 months…
U.S. Senate Democrats ask for details on antitrust probes into Apple, other tech firms
Seven U.S. Senate Democrats asked the Trump administration on Friday to disclose details of possible Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department…
Apple publicly acknowledges contributors to iCloud
Apple has now publicly acknowledged the many software developers whose work has been used under licence…
Senator Bernie Sanders: ‘We should definitely take a look at’ breaking up Google, Amazon, Apple
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday “we should definitely take a look at” splitting up Google, Amazon and Apple…
Apple, Google, and Facebook are raiding animal research labs, luring neuroscience experts with seven-figure salaries
With whole new industries at stake, the race to unlock the secrets of the animal mind is getting weird…
Apple is designing for a post-Facebook world
In a sense, iOS 13 isn’t organized by apps, it’s organized by your contacts. Your relationship, and plans with someone, are dictating how the OS responds and linking one app to another…
Despite Apple’s privacy jab, Google says ‘Sign In with Apple’ is a good idea
I honestly do think this technology will be better for the internet and will make people much, much safer…
Facebook app banned by Apple collected device data on 187,000 users
Facebook obtained personal and sensitive device data on about 187,000 users of its now-defunct “Research” app…
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg may have known of questionable privacy practices emails show
Facebook Inc emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices…
Silicon Valley congressman: ‘It is embarrassing how technologically illiterate most members of Congress are’
The congressman is working on the framework of legislation that would offer sweeping data-privacy laws in the form of network neutrality, greater transparency in data-collection practices…
G20 agrees deadline for global tax crackdown on tech giants like Apple
The G20 has set a deadline for a two-prong tax crackdown on tech giants, which could hit companies like Apple…
How ‘Sign In with Apple’ works
One of the bigger security announcements from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this week is Apple’s new requirement…
Apple asks developers to place their ‘Sign in With Apple’ login button above Google’s and Facebook’s
Apple Inc will ask developers to position a new “Sign on with Apple” button in iPhone and iPad apps above rival buttons from Google and Facebook…
