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Apple runs huge billboard touting privacy outside CES show in Las Vegas
Though Apple is not scheduled to make an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show…
U.S. regulators sue Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Nine months after a whistleblower revealed Facebook had allowed outsiders to improperly access personal information…
For years, Facebook gave other tech firms more intrusive access to users’ personal data than it has disclosed
Facebook gave Netflix and Spotify the ability to read Facebook users’ private messages…
Walt Mossberg quits Facebook
Walt Mossberg is far from alone in giving up on Facebook…
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others denounce Australia’s ‘deeply flawed’ anti-encryption law
Apple, Google and Microsoft have denounced the Australian government’s decision to pass an anti-encryption law that…
Backdoors: Australia passes laws allowing spies and police to snoop on encrypted communications
Australia Thursday passed controversial laws allowing spies and police to snoop on the encrypted communications…
Google killing Allo messaging service
Allo, once the vanguard platform of Google’s plans for messaging, will officially shut down…
UK lawmakers publish internal Facebook emails that reveal use of free iOS ‘spyware’ VPN and more
Facebook purposely obscured the fact that calls and texts would be recorded…
Apple security expert moves to ACLU as ‘public interest tech’ builds
A senior Apple Inc security expert left for a much lower-paying job at the American Civil Liberties Union…
Marriott: Hackers accessed up to 500 million Starwood customer records
Marriott International Inc said on Friday that hackers accessed up to 500 million customer records…
Apple approves Indian government’s Do Not Disturb app, avoiding iPhone ban
Fed up with years of waiting for Apple to implement anti-spam measures for iPhones…
Should Apple have its own search engine?
Apple CEO Tim Cook was made to answer a very uncomfortable question…
Target may finally be preparing to bring Apple Pay to stores
The days of Apple Pay not being accepted at Target could be coming to an end…
U.S. senator says privacy bill draft could arrive in early 2019
Members of U.S. Congress from both parties have criticized Facebook, Google, and Twitter over data breaches, a lack of online privacy options, and concern about political bias…
Like being tracked? Summon Google Assistant on your iPhone with Siri Shortcuts
Google has taken advantage of Siri Shortcuts in iOS to make its own Google Assistant…
Don’t share photos to Facebook, use Apple’s secure and private iCloud instead
I prefer iCloud is because it’s private and secure…
Tim Cook: Why Apple accepts billions annually from Google to be Safari’s default search engine despite privacy concerns
Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t name names when he spoke out against the privacy practices…
Apple CEO Tim Cook says new U.S. privacy regulations are ‘inevitable’
I think the Congress and the administration at some point will pass something…
Sleazy Facebook’s top execs ‘make tobacco executives look like Mr. Rogers’
Facebook has endured scandal after scandal in the past two years….
Apple updates macOS Mojave’s TCC privacy protection data
Apple has pushed an update to the data used by TCC, the privacy protection system in macOS 10.14 Mojave…
DuckDuckGo: What it’s like to use a search engine that values your privacy
DuckDuckGo prides itself on not tracking users…
Apple CEO Cook says companies are weaponizing our personal data, and he’s right
Our own information — from the everyday to the deeply personal — is being weaponized against us with military efficiency…
President Trump uses three Apple iPhones, one of which is unsecured
“Officials said the president has two official iPhones that have been altered by the National Security Agency to limit their abilities…
Apple CEO Cook promotes privacy as ‘fundamental human right’ via tweetstorm; asks ‘What kind of world do we want to live in?’
What kind of world do we want to live in?
CNN interview: Apple CEO Cook believes data collection by the likes of Google and Facebook has crossed the line
Cook said he doesn’t participate in politics because he ‘disdains’ it, but he enjoys advocating for good policy…
Video of data privacy keynote address from Apple CEO Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S….
Apple CEO Cook backs comprehensive federal privacy laws in the U.S., warns data being ‘weaponized’
We at Apple are in full support of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the United States…
Apple CEO Cook backs strong privacy laws in Europe, U.S.
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook is expected to stress the iPhone maker’s commitment…
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…
How to do passwords right in 2018
Even in a world of face unlocking and fingerprint scanning, we still haven’t escaped the password just yet…
What is missing in Apple’s macOS Mojave?
While macOS Mojave brings lots of great new features, it also retires some…
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…
Cops told ‘don’t look’ at Apple’s X-class iPhones to avoid Face ID lockout
As Apple continues to update its iPhones with new security features…
Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise
Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian 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…
Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’
Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…
Google exposed user data, did not disclose to public fearing repercussions
Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network…
Google stock down after disappointing Pixel phone release
Google unveiled the latest edition of its smartphone during a live-broadcast worldwide media event…
After trying and failing to hide the issue, Alphabet pulls plug on Google+ after bug exposes data from up to 500,000 users
Google will shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ after announcing…
Roger McNamee: Apple has done extraordinary things to protect user privacy
Apple is better at data privacy and protection than other tech giants, Elevation Partners’ co-founder Roger McNamee told CNBC…
