One-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly wear a smartwatch or wearable fitness tracker, according to a Pew Research Center survey…
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Facebook really is spying on you – just not through your phone’s mic
Facebook is now so good at watching what we do online — and even offline, wandering around the physical world — it doesn’t need to hear us…
Apple launches new website devoted to privacy, showing off features of iPhones and Macs
The feature comes as Apple contrast itself vs. companies like Facebook and Google, which rely on collecting data about their users and making it available to advertisers…
Facebook says Russian firms ‘scraped’ data, including users’ photos to build facial recognition profiles for Russian government
Facebook removed 66 accounts, pages and apps linked to Russian firms that build facial recognition software for the Russian government…
FBI investigating Facebook security breach where attackers accessed 30 million users’ personal information
Facebook revealed on Friday that a previously announced security breach on its platform…
Facebook discovers security breach affecting 50 million users
Facebook Inc. has discovered a security flaw affecting about 50 million user accounts…
Facebook is giving advertisers access to users’ shadow contact information
Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor…
42% of U.S. users have ‘taken a break’ from Facebook; 28% have deleted the Facebook app in the past year
Significant shares of Facebook users have taken steps in the past year to reframe their relationship…
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…
Woz: U.S. government ‘picked the lamest case you ever could’
Woz said that he sided with Apple in the FBI fight, first because he’s always been strong on human rights…
This is Tim Cook’s Apple: Clash over iPhone privacy redefines Steve Jobs’ company
Cook has been using the pulpit of Apple to emerge as one of the world’s most outspoken corporate executives on privacy and other social issues…
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…
Lavabit: U.S. government overreach may drive U.S. companies offshore
Another amicus brief has been filed in support of Apple in its legal battle with the FBI over the measures…
The full list of who’s for Apple and who’s for U.S. government overreach
Sheri Pym, the U.S. magistrate who ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, has some reading to do…
Apple case exposes ongoing rift in Obama administration over encryption policy
FBI Director James Comey and the DOJ have long tried and failed to convince other departments to join the broader battle against unbreakable encryption…
Seth Meyers of NBC’s ‘Late Night’ looks at Apple vs. U.S. government
Seth Meyers of NBC’s ‘Late Night’ took aim at the subject of smartphone encryption and explained why…
Why Apple should hold firm against U.S. government overreach
Personal privacy and doubts about law enforcement’s motives give Apple the better argument…
‘Dormant cyber pathogen’ San Bernardino DA Michael Ramos demands judge command Apple to help FBI decrypt iPhone
One day after the San Bernardino County district attorney said that an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters might contain…
Why even Apple’s mortal enemies are lining up to protest U.S. government overreach
More than two dozen technology companies said Thursday that they stand with Apple in its battle with the FBI…
Apple’s best defense against the FBI is the one it can’t share publicly
The US government lost the backdoor race long ago…
San Bernardino DA: Terrorist’s county-owned iPhone could contain ‘dormant cyber pathogen’ or something
The iPhone at the center of the ongoing legal battle between Apple and the FBI may hold…
U.N. Human Rights Commissioner: U.S. government risks opening a Pandora’s Box in Apple iPhone case
The top U.N. human rights official warned on Friday that U.S. officials risked opening a ‘Pandora’s Box’ in the case against Apple…
Former U.S. Homeland Security Chief: iPhone override would be software equivalent of biological weapon
Forcing Apple to write an operating system so it can try to break into the iPhone used by a terrorist…
U.S. Congressman introduces bill to forbid federal agencies from purchasing Apple products until company unlocks terrorist’s iPhone
A Florida congressman has introduced a new bill that would forbid federal agencies from purchasing Apple products…
Apple is racking up supporters in privacy fight against U.S. government overreach
A wave of prominent technology companies and individuals began formally backing Apple on Thursday…
Husband of San Bernardino terrorism victim backs Apple vs. U.S. government overreach
The husband of a victim of the San Bernardino terror attack has backed Apple in its fight over the security of its iPhones…
Over 40 companies to back Apple vs. U.S. government overreach; beleaguered Samsung still thinking about it
Apple and the FBI are set to start its court battle for the San Bernardino case in a couple of weeks, March 22nd…
Apple posts amicus briefs in support of Apple vs. U.S. government overreach
Apple today posted a listing of amicus briefs in support of Apple vs. U.S. government overreach…
U.S. Defense Secretary says strong encryption essential to national security, not a believer in back doors
Declaring that strong encryption is essential to the nation’s security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a tech industry audience…
Apple digs in for long fight against U.S. government overreach: ‘There is no middle ground’
Apple doesn’t work for the government…
ACLU, other privacy groups urge U.S. judge to support Apple vs. U.S. government in iPhone case
Digital privacy advocates have called on a U.S. federal judge to approve Apple Inc’s request not to be compelled to build software to help the FBI unlock an 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…
Mossberg: Apple’s iCloud loophole
I stand with Apple in its dispute with the FBI over the demand for special passcode-cracking software…
Apple scored the knockout punch against FBI in House Judiciary Committee hearing
Apple had argued all along that this issue was far too important to be settled in court on the basis of a single case…
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…
Within an hour of Malaysia Flight 370 disappearing, Apple was working with officials to locate it
Apple has been in Washington D.C. today testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the San Bernardino case…
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…
