Google has once again removed the chat app ToTok, which is allegedly an espionage tool for the United Arab Emirates, from the Play Store …
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Apple iPhone dominates secure smartphones with 42% market share
Sales of secure smartphones with embedded hardware security grew 39% year-on-year (YoY) in 2019, with Apple’s iPhone dominating with 42% market share …
Epic Systems and some 60 hospital chains oppose medical data sharing rules supported by Apple and others
Epic Systems recently urged some of the largest U.S. health systems to sign a letter opposing proposed rules to make it easier to share medical records data …
Apple reps set to join meeting promoting patient access to health data
Apple will be represented by phone at a meeting designed to help push through a policy change to let consumers access their health data …
Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection could track Safari users
Details of multiple security flaws in Apple’s Safari web browser that could track Safari users has been disclosed by Google researchers…
This $10 million NYC lab is dedicated to breaking into Apple iPhones
There’s a $10 million lab in New York City that’s dedicated to breaking into Apple iPhones overseen by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
iPhone vs. Android: Hidden iPhone feature is a big advantage over Android
When it comes to iPhone vs. Android, Apple often comes out on top; likely because they invented the modern smartphone while Google is just trying to approximate it for the less discerning…
Scottish police video shows Cellebrite device unlocking smartphone
Police Scotland has posted a video showing a Cellebrite device unlocking an Apple iPhone and accessing data found on the device…
iOS 13.3.1 beta allows users to fully disable location tracking on iPhone 11
The latest beta version of iOS 13.3.1 allows users to disable location tracking on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max…
Apple reveals which governments requested the most user data
In their biannual “Apple Transparency Report: Government and Private Party Requests” report, Apple reveals which governments requested the most user data …
Apple’s new privacy features rattle the location-based ad market
With Apple devices, you have control over what you share. Privacy is built in from the beginning, from the moment you open your new device…
Apple needs to double down on security and privacy
Buckle up, because we’re poised for another battle on digital security. The FBI has reputedly asked for Apple’s help unlocking phones belonging of the alleged shooter…
Ring fired employees for watching customers’ videos
The news highlights a risk across many different tech companies: employees may abuse access granted as part of their jobs to look at customer data or information…
Apple privacy executive defends encryption after FBI request
Apple Inc.’s top privacy executive defended the company’s use of encryption after recent clashes with law enforcement and politicians…
Apple, Facebook to face off on privacy at CES 2020
Apple for decades has ignored CES, often overshadowing it with their own events and announcements…
The fight against facial recognition hits impasse across the West
An impasse that has left tech companies largely in control of where and how to deploy facial recognition…
Apple pulls Emirati messaging app ‘ToTok’ for spying on users by UAE government
ToTok, is actually a spying tool, according to American officials familiar with a classified intelligence assessment…
267 million Facebook user names and phone numbers exposed online
A database containing more than 267 million Facebook user IDs, phone numbers, and names was left exposed on the web for anyone…
Apple releases Apple platform security guide (fall 2019)
Apple designs security into the core of its platforms. Building on the experience of creating the worldʼs most advanced mobile operating system, Apple has created security architectures that address the unique requirements of mobile, watch, desktop, and home…
Exactly how out of it do Joe and Jane Sixpack have to be to trust Google more than Apple with personal data?
According to a survey commissioned by cryptographic solutions vendor nCipher, 89% of respondents agreed that encryption is important….
Inexplicably, Americans trust Google more than Apple to keep their data safe
A new survey suggests that Apple may still have some work to do to gain trust of the hoi polloi…
Japan set to regulate ‘Big Tech’ more tightly to ensure transparency
Japan will tighten regulations to prevent technology giants including Google and Facebook from abusing their market power…
Report ranks Apple Watch No.1 in user privacy
Makers of smart watches and fitness trackers no named Apple are not doing enough to protect their users’ privacy…
Airport, payment facial recognition systems fooled by masks and photos, Apple’s Face ID not fooled
Masks and simple photographs are enough to fool some facial recognition technology…
U.S. Congressman asks Apple, Google if apps like TikTok and Grindr must disclose foreign ties
On Friday, the chair of a congressional panel wrote letters to Apple and Google to ask what, if any, disclosures are mobile apps required to make regarding overseas ties…
U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…
Apple to speak at CES conference in Las Vegas for first time in decades
Apple is officially returning to the Las Vegas CES technology conference for the first time in decades…
FBI warns on Internet of Things
Last week we talked about smart TVs—and how that built-in Internet connection can allow manufacturers, streaming services, and even hackers an open door into your home….
Apple issues statement on iPhone 11 Pro’s location gathering
Apple has said that the iPhone 11 family is using location data to regulate Ultra Wideband emissions, but is not…
Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro discovered to still seek user location data despite settings
The iPhone 11 Pro apparently has a habit of behaving in a way its users have expressly forbidden…
Why Apple is trusted more than Google
Apple’s business model allows it to focus on prioritizing user privacy over selling ad targeting. Google gives away its software and collect data from users…
The chain of trust in Apple’s devices
A lot of computer security is based on trust. Your devices verify that you are, indeed, an authorized user, through the use…
$5 billion class action lawsuit that accused Apple of selling customer data thrown out
A month after Apple won a ruling granting its motion to dismiss privacy claims brought under Michigan and Rhode Island law involving the privacy of people’s listening history on iTunes, a federal judge has dismissed the case…
T-Mobile data breach affects over 1 million subscribers
T-Mobile has confirmed a data breach affecting more than a million of its customers, whose personal data was exposed…
Apple CEO Tim Cook will keep fighting for privacy, ‘Dreamers’ ahead of 2020 elections
With the 2020 presidential race less than a year away, Apple CEO Tim Cook says his focus is on policy over politics…
Apple CEO Cook: Privacy isn’t a feature that should be built into products after the fact
Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the importance of privacy, saying that privacy must be present throughout the development process when creating new products…
GOP Senator Josh Hawley bill targets Apple ties to China
Hawley’s bill takes aim Apple and TikTok by prohibiting American companies from storing user data or encryption keys in China…
Toxic Hellstew: 146 new vulnerabilities all come preinstalled on Android phones
The vulnerabilities encompass everything from unauthorized audio recording to command execution to the ability to modify system properties and wireless settings…
Apple warns of security risks from German law to force open Apple Pay system to rivals
Apple said on Friday moves in Germany to force it to open up its Apple Pay mobile payments system…
Apple launches all-new Research app with three landmark health studies
Apple today announced that customers in the U.S. can enroll in three landmark health studies conducted in partnership with major institutions to explore important areas of medical research…
Privacy and consumer advocates: U.S. should block Google’s acquisition of Fitbit
Google knows more about us than any other company, and it should not be allowed to add yet another way to track our every move…
Apple removes Instagram stalking app from App Store
The ‘Like Patrol’ app promised to keep tabs on other peoples’ activity on Instagram. Apple says the app violated its guidelines and pulled it…
