Facebook has been caught allowing the personal data of fifty million users — 50,000,000 — get siphoned off by political data company Cambrige Analytica…
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How you access the super creepy data that Facebook has on you
Don’t be fooled by the ‘bring the world closer together’ motto: if Facebook’s here, it’s only to make money by selling ads…
Facebook asks users: Should we allow men to ask children for sexual images?
Facebook whether pedophiles requesting sexual pictures from children should be allowed on its website…
Study: Facebook is for old people
Facebook lost 2.8 million users under the age of 25 last year…
Mark Zuckerberg is fighting to save Facebook; announces major change to News Feed
On Thursday, Facebook announced a major change to News Feed, its central feature…
Facebook developing ‘Portal’ gadget which will let it put microphones and cameras in people’s homes
The oppressive rulers of Oceania used devices called telescreens to closely monitor and repress citizens…
More than 100 business leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, urge U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan legislation dealing with ‘dreamers’
More than 100 top business leaders, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and IBM’s Ginni Rometty…
Man charged over ‘FruitFly’ Creepsterware; spied on users via infected Windows PCs’ and Macs’ cameras and microphones
At the time, it was unclear just what the spy tool was for, though it appeared to be used for…
Apple’s Cook, Facebook’s Zuckerberg meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
Xi was speaking to business leaders and officials…
Google engineer proves any iPhone app with camera permission can spy on you
Google engineer Felix Krause has detailed an alarming privacy setting in Apple’s iOS…
Facebook plans to spend as much as Apple, up to $1 billion, on original shows in 2018
Facebook Inc. is loosening its purse strings in its drive to become a major hub for video…
Apple CEO Tim Cook signs letter encouraging President Trump to preserve the DACA ‘Dreamers’ program
In a move organized by FWD.us, the immigration reform group led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg…
Is Tim Cook running for president?
Apple CEO Tim Cook barnstormed across Middle America on Thursday, holding events in Ohio and Iowa…
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos deposes Microsoft’s Bill Gates as world’s richest person
A surge in Amazon.com Inc. shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer’s earnings report…
Mac malware undetected for years allows webcam photos, key-logging, and more
A mysterious piece of malware that gives attackers surreptitious control over webcams, keyboards, and other sensitive resources…
TIME’s 20 Most Influential People in Tech: Apple CEO Tim Cook No. 4
The latest technological breakthroughs can sometimes seem to emerge from…
How to completely disable your Mac’s FaceTime camera
Some of the more privacy conscious Mac users out there might put tape over their webcam or use apps…
Apple spends only 5% of what Facebook spends to protect their CEO
When Snap filed documents last week for its IPO filing, among the interesting snippets that emerged…
Why you should cover up your Mac’s iSight camera
As it happens a few high-profile folks have been spotted covering their webcams, including F.B.I. Director James Comey…
Newly discovered Mac/Linux malware ‘Fruitfly’ watches your every move
A Mac malware that’s been spying on biomedical research centers may have been circulating undetected for years
How to keep your Mac’s camera from spying on you, no tape required
You’re being watched through your hacked computer or phone or through a hijacked surveillance camera feed…
Apple is headed for a clash with President Trump on some crucial issues
If President-elect Donald Trump stays true to his word, Apple should hope that a big wad of extra cash…
How to get an alert in macOS when an app accesses the webcam or microphone
Malicious websites and apps can gain access to your webcam and microphone…
Former NSA staffer demonstrates Mac malware that can tap into live webcam and mic feeds
Security researcher and former NSA staffer Patrick Wardle is this afternoon demonstrating a way…
New Mac malware in the wild: ‘Backdoor.MAC.Elanor’ can control FaceTime camera, steal data, more
Bitdefender Labs has found what it tells us is only the second example of true Mac malware to enter circulation this year…
Mark Zuckerberg covers his MacBook’s camera and microphone with tape
Zuckerberg appears to wear fancy tape over the camera and microphone of his MacBook Pro…
Adweek’s Power List 2016: Apple CEO Tim Cook No. 3
To assemble Adweek’s second annual Power List, we considered the profiles and results of global corporate titans…
Why you might soon be texting robots as often as your friends
The robots are coming! Expect to find new automated assistants offering information and services at a variety of businesses…
Apple demands delay in NY iPhone case: Company wants to test FBI hack in San Bernardino terrorist iPhone case
Apple last week asked a federal magistrate in New York to extend a court filing deadline…
U.S. Feds: New judge must force iPhone unlock, overturning ruling that favored Apple
As expected, federal prosecutors in an iPhone unlocking case in New York have now asked a more senior judge…
U.S. government appeals Apple win in Brooklyn iPhone encryption battle
Apple Inc. agreed to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone before abruptly changing course in October after a judge…
John McAfee lied about San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone hack to ‘get a shitload of public attention’
McAfee has been on a media tour discussing a court order that directs Apple to write custom code to help the FBI access a terrorist’s iPhone…
Would you like that shoe broiled, poached, or fried, John McAfee? Because you don’t know how iPhones work
Former antivirus developer and presidential wannabe John McAfee claimed a couple of weeks ago to have the perfect solution…
U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa: The FBI should try to unlock shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help
The FBI might be able to copy the hard drive of an iPhone used by a mass shooter without triggering the device’s auto-erase functions…
John McAfee reveals how the FBI can unlock an iPhone in 30 minutes
John McAfee, the anti-virus program pioneer and gadfly U.S. presidential candidate, claimed that unlocking the Apple iPhone…
Can the FBI force a company to break into its own products? No, says U.S. Magistrate
Can the FBI force a company like Apple to extract data from a customer’s smartphone?
FBI Director Comey now claims ‘mistake made’ in changing San Bernadino terrorist’s Apple ID password
FBI Director James Comey now claims ‘there was a mistake made’ when the agency directed…
Some family members of San Bernardino victims back U.S. government
Those who wrongheadedly agree with these disingenuous government hacks need to realize that they are working to deliver exactly what the terrorists wanted to achieve with their murderous rampage…
Apple supporters to rally worldwide today against U.S. government demand to unlock iPhone
iPhone users will rally at Apple stores worldwide Tuesday…
Bill Gates backs U.S. government’s iPhone hack request
Bill Gates has broken ranks with Silicon Valley in the stand-off between Apple and the US government…
U.S. government seeks to force Apple to extract data from a dozen more iPhones
The Justice Department is pursuing court orders to force Apple Inc. to help investigators extract data from iPhones…
Apple CEO Cook: They’d have to cart us out in a box before we’d create a backdoor
Mr. Cook came to believe that privacy is a basic human right that Apple needs to support…
