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Apple’s Tim Cook warns of ‘dire consequences’ of sacrificing privacy for security

Friday, February 13, 2015 5:35 pmFriday, February 13, 201531 Comments

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said that there should not…

Apple delivers two-step verification for iMessage and FaceTime

Thursday, February 12, 2015 6:01 pmThursday, February 12, 20154 Comments

The security feature adds an extra layer of protection against hackers…

White House cybersecurity ‘summit’ to draw Apple CEO Cook, other tech, Wall Street execs

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:56 amWednesday, February 11, 201512 Comments

Obama will convene top executives from Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and a number of other industries…

Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak at White House cybersecurity summit

Monday, February 9, 2015 11:48 pmMonday, February 9, 201510 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook will speak at the White House cybersecurity summit…

iCloud is a major weakness: Will Apple ever fix it?

Sunday, January 25, 2015 1:16 pm41 Comments

Those who are interested in the state of Apple as a company will know that online services…

BlackBerry CEO wants U.S. government to force Apple to make iMessage for BlackBerry under guise of so-called ‘net neutrality’

Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:44 amThursday, January 22, 201529 Comments

BlackBerry CEO John Chen is angry that services like Apple’s iMessage are not available for BlackBerry devices…

Five Apple logins remain unprotected by two-step authentication when using an unknown device

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:27 amWednesday, January 14, 20159 Comments

More than four months after Tim Cook promised…

UK prime minister Cameron demands backdoors into messaging apps or he’ll ban them

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 2:59 pmTuesday, January 13, 201570 Comments

Cameron said that if re-elected, he would seek to ban encrypted online messaging apps…

Samsung axes heavily-promoted ‘ChatON’ mobile-messaging chat service

Friday, December 19, 2014 9:56 amFriday, December 19, 201411 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that it would discontinue…

Judge Lucy Koh pressures Apple by consolidating lawsuits over undelivered texts to Android downgraders

Friday, November 14, 2014 4:59 pmFriday, November 14, 201469 Comments

“All three parties asked not to be consolidated into a single case, but Judge Lucy Koh…

Judge: Apple must face U.S. lawsuit over vanishing iPhone text messages

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:57 pmTuesday, November 11, 201435 Comments

“Apple Inc. was ordered to face a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming…

Apple introduces online tool for deregistering iMessage

Monday, November 10, 2014 11:26 amMonday, November 10, 201414 Comments

Apple has added a page to its website for deregistering and turning off iMessage…

Ex-NSA lawyer says encryption could ‘BlackBerry’ Apple and Google

Friday, November 7, 2014 2:58 pmFriday, November 7, 201460 Comments

The battle over encryption of consumer internet users’ data…

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…

U.S. NSA director makes another visit to Silicon Valley

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:27 amTuesday, November 4, 201412 Comments

Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, said on Monday…

Continuity in Yosemite/iOS 8: Which network powers what service?

Monday, November 3, 2014 2:34 pm2 Comments

If you have the latest Mac and the latest iPhone or iPad running…

Edward Snowden’s privacy tips: ‘Get rid of Dropbox,” avoid Facebook and Google

Monday, October 13, 2014 8:58 amMonday, October 13, 201488 Comments

According to Edward Snowden, people who care about their privacy should stay away from Google, Facebook, and Dropbox…

Tim Berners-Lee: You should own your personal data, not Google, Facebook, Amazon, and advertisers

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:00 pmWednesday, October 8, 201418 Comments

The data we create about ourselves should be owned by each of us…

Apple’s iPhone encryption is a godsend, even if government snoops and cops hate it

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:28 am22 Comments

It took the upheaval of the Edward Snowden revelations to make clear to everyone…

Short-timer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder blasts Apple for protecting users’ privacy against government overreach

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:07 pmTuesday, September 30, 201490 Comments

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged Apple to preserve law-enforcement access to smartphones…

Apple brings back SMS Continuity in OS X Yosemite GM

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:24 pm3 Comments

iOS 8 and Yosemite work together unlike any other operating systems…

Signaling post-Snowden era, Apple’s iPhone, iPad lock out N.S.A.

Saturday, September 27, 2014 5:30 pmSaturday, September 27, 2014100 Comments

This distinguishes Apple from companies that make a profit from collecting and selling users’ personal data to advertisers…

What if Osama bin Laden had an iPhone?

Friday, September 26, 2014 6:58 pm59 Comments

Apple’s decision to release a mobile operating system that is so thoroughly encrypted that the company cannot unlock its devices for authorities…

FBI blasts Apple for protective users’ privacy by locking government, police out of iPhones and iPads

Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:33 pmThursday, September 25, 201455 Comments

FBI Director James B. Comey sharply criticized Apple on Thursday…

Apple thinks different about privacy

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:43 pmTuesday, September 23, 20147 Comments

Your data is your data,not something to be monetized…

Apple looks to hire manager to handle China government data requests

Thursday, September 18, 2014 4:26 pmThursday, September 18, 20143 Comments

Apple Inc is hiring a head of law enforcement in Beijing to deal with…

Apple CEO Tim Cook ups privacy to new level, takes direct swipe at Google

Thursday, September 18, 2014 2:27 pm19 Comments

Unlike our competitors, Apple cannot bypass your passcode and therefore cannot access your personal data…

Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for government, police – even with search warrants

Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:56 amThursday, September 18, 201456 Comments

Apple is making it impossible for the company to turn over data…

A message from Tim Cook about Apple’s commitment to your privacy

Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:40 amTuesday, November 3, 201520 Comments

At Apple, your trust means everything to us…

Apple activates screen sharing over iMessage accounts in OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 6

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 9:10 pm9 Comments

Apple is adding a handy new feature to the upcoming OS X Yosemite…

Apple’s iMessage service is being polluted by spammers

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 10:55 amTuesday, August 19, 201445 Comments

Apple’s iMessage system is a great way to send texts from phone-to-phone without paying fees…

Apple’s ‘iWallet’ could debut as soon as this fall

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 6:01 pmWednesday, July 23, 20148 Comments

Apple is accelerating work on a mobile payments system, or digital wallet…

iOS 8: Will Apple’s new Messages app confuse users?

Monday, July 14, 2014 2:28 pmMonday, July 14, 201420 Comments

Apple is taking a calculated risk with its iOS 8 software…

Apple and online payments: 800 million reasons why that’s a good idea

Friday, June 20, 2014 3:33 pmFriday, June 20, 20144 Comments

Consumers are using Apple devices more than any other mobile device to shop…

Apple to fix iMessage bug that causes former iPhone users to lose texts

Thursday, May 22, 2014 10:00 amThursday, May 22, 201426 Comments

The iMessage problem is now the subject of legal action…

Apple sued for 2nd time over iMessage failure to deliver texts to Android phones

Saturday, May 17, 2014 12:29 pmSaturday, May 17, 201464 Comments

Plaintiffs Adam Backhaut and Bouakhay Joy Backhaut of Macomb County…

Apple sued over vanishing texts to Android phones

Saturday, May 17, 2014 1:11 am53 Comments

A former iPhone user sued Apple Inc. claiming the company’s messaging system…

Apple acknowledges iMessages ‘hijacked text’ issue

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:33 pmWednesday, May 14, 201417 Comments

Apple has acknowledged a problem…

Is Apple getting ready to jump into mobile payments?

Thursday, April 17, 2014 1:02 pmThursday, April 17, 20146 Comments

Ever since Apple introduced the Passbook…

Apple seems to be preparing to invade the mobile payments space

Friday, February 28, 2014 8:56 am12 Comments

Apple appears to be shooting for the moon…

Will Apple solve the credit card fraud problem?

Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:00 pmMonday, March 2, 201512 Comments

We have a number of mobile payment initiatives and products available…

Bypassing the credit card: Apple patent application reveals major financial system beyond iWallet

Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:35 pm14 Comments

Apple currently has a treasure trove of inventions relating to…

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