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Tag: privacy
Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’
Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…
Secure Safari: How to stay safe using Apple’s browser
Apple’s Safari is the second most popular web browser in the world…
Travelers refusing digital search by New Zealand customs now face $5,000 fine
Travellers who refuse to hand over their phone or laptop passwords to Customs officials…
Credit Suisse to use Apple Business Chat for rich Asian clients
Credit Suisse Group AG said it’s making it easier for wealthy clients in Singapore and Hong Kong to communicate…
FBI forces suspect to unlock an Apple iPhone X with their face
The first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone…
Facebook discovers security breach affecting 50 million users
Facebook Inc. has discovered a security flaw affecting about 50 million user accounts…
FBI solves mystery surrounding 15-year-old Fruitfly Mac malware
The FBI has solved the final mystery surrounding a strain of Mac malware that was used…
How to get the most out of Apple’s Siri in iOS 12
iOS 12 isn’t a radical change from iOS 11, but Apple did make notable upgrades to Siri…
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…
Apple endorses comprehensive privacy legislation in U.S. Senate testimony
Bud Tribble, Apple’s Vice President of Software Technology, has provided the U.S. Senate Committee…
Google to allow Chrome users to disable controversial login requirement, but leaves it on by default
Despite the control, it appears the automatic Chrome sign in will still be the default behavior…
Privacy and Security: How Apple thrived in a season of tech scandals
Apple’s business model is turning out to be its most lasting advantage…
Why I’m done with Google’s Chrome browser
Today I wanted to write specifically about Google Chrome…
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio raises concerns with Apple after inadequate response to collection and storage of American user data on server in China
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today raised concerns with Apple CEO Tim Cook after recent reports…
Apple’s best product: Privacy
The best product Apple offers is intangible, yet far more valuable than a flagship smartphone…
Apple, other tech firms to testify before U.S. Senate on data privacy September 26th
The White House said in July it was working to develop consumer data privacy policies and officials had been meeting major firms…
Trend Micro apologizes, removes browser history data collection feature from its macOS products
Trend Micro has apologized after several of its consumer macOS anti-malware products and utilities…
7-Eleven now accepts Apple Pay in stores across the U.S.
7-Eleven stores will just got even faster and more convenient with the touch of their Apple Watch or iPhone….
More apps in Apple’s Mac App Store caught stealing and uploading browser history
When you give an app access to your home directory on macOS, even if it’s an app from the Mac App Store…
More malicious apps that steal user data found in Apple’s Mac App Store
A number of apps in the Mac App Store have been found to be stealing data from its users…
No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store, Adware Doctor, steals browser history and sends it to servers in China
A popular top-tier app in Apple’s Mac App Store was found pilfering browser histories from anyone who downloads it…
How to delete all of your private data from Apple’s servers
If you want to get rid of everything Apple has on you…
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…
Hacker sentenced to prison for role in Jennifer Lawrence nude photo theft via Apple iCloud hack
A hacker was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for a scheme that exposed intimate photos of the actor Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities…
Apple’s mobile privacy letter to U.S. Congress omits an awful lot of context
Apple’s official letter of response to the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce…
T-Mobile: Hackers stole personal data of more than 2 million customers
On August 20, T-Mobile’s cyber-security team discovered and shut down an unauthorized access to certain information…
Want Google to track you less? Dump Android and get a real Apple iPhone
A new study has found that a stationary iPhone sends data 50 times less frequently…
Android sucks 10x more personal data than Apple’s iPhone
In ‘Google Data Collection,’ Professor Douglas C. Schmidt, Professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University…
Researchers find Google harvests more data from Android – and Apple iOS – users than most people think
A new study from Vanderbilt University gives a look at the just how much data Google is harvesting from its users…
Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs
Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…
India’s TRAI threatens to ‘derecognize’ iPhones from Indian cellular networks if Apple does not preinstall government anti-spam app
In India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market, Apple Inc’s normally deft management of government relations…
Apple, already seen as a privacy champion, needs to do more
Apple has some of the same security problems as the other tech giants when it comes to apps…
CurrentC-backer CVS capitulates; to accept Apple Pay at 7,800 U.S. stores starting this fall
Apple Pay will be supported in CVS pharmacies and 7-Eleven stores nationwide…
Tor has plenty of headroom for improvement
If you’re concerned about online security, you may use Tor to access or manage anonymous servers…
Trump administration working on federal data privacy policy
The Trump administration is crafting a proposal to protect Web users’ privacy…
Apple hits new all-time high while much of the rest of tech tanks on Facebook woes
Apple reports its quarterly earnings next week, as it nudges closer to $1 trillion market value…
Mark Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $16 billion hit on Thursday…
Facebook stock plunges as users vanish
Facebook Inc’s stock fell as much as 24 percent after hours on Wednesday over concerns…
India may ban iPhone if Apple keeps fighting TRAI by not allowing DND App in iOS Store
It’s a fight that is going on for some time…
Polar Flow fitness app exposed locations of spies and military personnel
A popular fitness app that tracks the activity data on millions of users has inadvertently revealed the locations of…
U.S. voters’ data exposed by robocall firm; each record contained name, address, and political affiliation
Another cache of US voter data has leaked…
