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Apple CEO Tim Cook ups privacy to new level, takes direct swipe at Google
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
Apple is making it impossible for the company to turn over data…
A message from Tim Cook about Apple’s commitment to your privacy
At Apple, your trust means everything to us…
Apple the voice of reason in cyber war of words between the west and China
Apple has emerged as a rare voice of reason in the war of words between China and the west…
Apple starts storing user data on servers in China for first time
Apple Inc. has begun keeping the personal data of some Chinese users on servers…
Apple wants your iPhone to give you dynamic location search suggestions
Dynamic city search suggestions based on travel itineraries…
Chinese state-run media smear campaign targets Apple iPhone
One part of the Chinese propaganda machine is…
Apple shoots down Chinese accusation that ‘iPhone endangers national security,’ blasts Android
Apple’s website in China has published a detailed response to accusations..
Chinese state-run media: Apple iPhone a danger to China national security
Chinese state media on Friday branded Apple Inc’s iPhone…
Apple patent details automatically adjusting security settings based on location, biosensors, and behavior
Intelligently adjusting settings by detecting a device’s location while using…
Cook, Zuckerberg, Mayer, other tech CEOs ask U.S. Senate to restrict U.S. spying
A group of prominent technology company CEOs, including the most prominent, Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Tim Cook likely to be asked to testify at NSA case in Germany
German lawmakers may call the heads of the largest U.S. technology companies…
How the NSA tapped AT&T’s network
In 2002, an AT&T technician named Mark Klein discovered that the National Security Agency had installed a secret monitoring facility…
U.S. House passes bill to curb NSA data collection programs
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to curb some National Security Agency powers…
U.S. House passes bill to curb NSA’s data collection programs; Apple opposes over ‘unacceptable loophole ‘
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to curb some National Security Agency powers…
Apple to government authorities: ‘Show warrant to get data’
Apple will let its customers know if a government or law enforcement agency has requested information…
Apple, others to defy U.S. government authorities, notify customers of secret data demands
U.S. tech companies will ignore the instructions stamped on the fronts of subpoenas…
As U.S. government discusses expanding digital searches, ACLU sounds caution
Late last month, we reported on new federal efforts to gain an expanded ability…
Obama to meet again with tech CEOs about NSA spying
Top executives from Facebook, Google and other tech giants will…
Apple co-founder Woz and Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee voice support for Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee…
US NSA used Facebook to hack into computers
The National Security Agency is breaking into…
Rand Paul: ‘What you do on your cellphone is none of their damned business!’
Paul put his concerns about the NSA on front pages with a class-action lawsuit…
Orwellian: UK government, with aid from US NSA, intercepted webcam images from millions of users
Britain’s surveillance agency GCHQ, with aid from the US National Security Agency…
Twitter threatens to sue Obama administration over government surveillance requests
Twitter says it is prepared to sue the Obama administration…
Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian member of parliament nominated former U.S. National Security Agency…
U.S gov’t reaches deal with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn to allow data disclosures on national security orders
The Justice Department on Monday reached agreements with…
U.S. NSA watching, tracking phone users with Google Maps
The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been…
Apple issues update on U.S. NSA and law enforcement orders
Apple Inc. has released the following statement…
Apple’s iBeacon tech promises new possibilities for location-based games
Apple’s iBeacons have a lot of potential for inclusion in location-based games…
Apple patent filing reveals interactive maps with dynamically adjusting content layers
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent…
Google pulls vital privacy feature from Android, claims release was accidental
The disappearance of App Ops is alarming news for Android users…
Apple releases ‘Report on Government Information Requests’
We believe that our customers have a right to understand how their personal information is handled…
Apple’s maps strategy is working just fine
Apple made two smallish acquisitions of map-related companies…
Apple buys online transit-navigation service HopStop
HopStop shows users in more than 500 cities the fastest way to travel…
Apple escalates maps war by nabbing Locationary
Apple has agreed to buy Locationary in a quest to bolster…
Apple acquires crowdsourced location data company Locationary
Apple has acquired the Toronto-based Locationary…
Google nears $1 billion deal for Waze
Google Inc. is on the cusp of paying more than $1 billion for navigation and traffic app..
German court strikes down Apple’s customer data-privacy rules
Apple Inc., already facing a U.S. privacy lawsuit over its information-sharing practices…
Judge scolds Apple, says company can’t be trusted in turning over evidence in privacy lawsuit
Apple Inc. must show in detail how it’s complying with court orders to turn over evidence…
Failure to produce Steve Jobs’ emails a ‘mistake,’ Apple lawyer tells judge during location data lawsuit
Apple Inc.’s failure to produce emails from Steve Jobs and other senior executives
Verizon will soon begin spying on your web habits, here’s how to opt out
If you’re a Verizon wireless customer, your online identity is about to take another privacy hit…
