The messages are between Peter Strzok, an FBI counterintelligence agent, and Lisa Page, a lawyer for the FBI, who were involved in an extramarital affair at the time…
Tag: privacy
Apple: The leaked iOS source code is outdated
Apple has responded to security concerns surrounding leaked iPhone source code…
Apple took it down via a DMCA, but iOS iBoot code is now in the wild
Critical, top secret Apple code for the iPhone’s operating system was posted on Github…
iOS source code leak could be the worst Apple’s ever had to deal with
Apple is used to fighting leaks about its upcoming products and OS releases…
How Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard became synonymous with reliability
Following the news that Apple had refocused their plans for iOS 12 around stability and performance…
Apple’s Phil Schiller talks HomePod
When Apple announced in June its intention to deliver the HomePod by the end of the year…
Apple’s iOS 12 could finally fix systemic frame rate issues and interface inconsistencies
Today’s news about Apple putting new features on the back burner for iOS 12 means that the company…
macOS update paranoia and when will Apple’s APFS finally work on Fusion drives?
Apple’s promised fix for the inability to convert a Fusion drive to the Apple File System (APFS) is MIA…
President Trump sarcastically accuses FBI of ‘blaming Samsung’ for missing Strzok-Page texts
President Donald Trump tweeted his contempt for the FBI on Tuesday as he demanded to kno…
HomePod: Late and pricey, but Apple’s smart speaker could still have one advantage over its rivals
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker could be on sale in the next few weeks, with reports…
Twitter sort of denies allegations of employees reading direct messages
On Monday, conservative activist and filmmaker James O’Keefe published undercover footage of Twitter engineers…
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…
FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones
Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…
Yet another macOS High Sierra bug: Unlock App Store system preferences with any password; another one Apple should have caught
Less than two months ago, Apple users discovered a bug in macOS that allowed anyone…
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…
FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…
Apple is leading the charge to offline artificial intelligence
When it comes to the companies that are leading the charge into artificial intelligence…
Eric Schmidt to step down as the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc.
Eric Schmidt will be stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet’s board of directors…
Facebook is giving the US government more and more data
Every year, Facebook gets tens of thousands of requests for data from governments worldwide…
At Tim Cook’s Apple, Steve Jobs is long gone, and so is the ‘it just works’ ethos
Isn’t a caretaker CEO’s No.1 priority, you know, to take care?
macOS quality as measured by Apple’s update release rate
There’s a lot of chatter out there that High Sierra is potentially the worst macOS release ever…
Apple’s HomeKit security screwup spotlights the risk of smart homes
The latest iOS 11.2 update held a zero-day vulnerability attackers could exploit to control smart home devices, including connected locks…
Zero-day iOS HomeKit flaw allowed remote access to IoT devices including door locks, garage door openers; fix rolling out
A HomeKit vulnerability in the current version of iOS 11.2 has been demonstrated…
Apple to users: Here’s why our data gathering doesn’t invade your privacy
Apple is using differential privacy to protect users, even when collecting very sensitive data such as keystrokes and the sites users visit…
Why are there so many macOS and iOS bugs?
If you’ve been paying attention to the Apple-sphere recently, you might have noticed…
Updating to latest macOS 10.13.1 disables Apple’s ‘root’ bug patch; you’ll need to reinstall Apple’s root security fix
It appears Apple’s quick fix for the recently discovered root user bug can be disabled…
Privacy worry? Apple is sharing your face data with third-party app developers
Apple just started sharing your face with lots of apps…
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion for selling their data without their consent
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion in compensation…
The U.S. Supreme Court must understand that cellphones aren’t voluntary
You may not realize it, but the cell phone in your pocket creates a time-stamped map of everywhere you go…
Apple on Mac flaw: ‘We apologize to all Mac users. Our customers deserve better. We are auditing our development processes.’
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it would review its software development processes…
Tim Cook’s sloppy, unfocused Apple rushes to fix a major Mac security bug
Apple’s quality of business execution is slipping; their quality control is not all it should be…
What to do about Apple’s shameful Mac security flaw in macOS High Sierra
Someone at Apple seriously dropped the ball and put an unforgivable security flaw inside macOS High Sierra…
U.S. Supreme court cellphone warrant case puts free speech – not just privacy – at risk
On Wednesday, the supreme court will consider whether the government must obtain a warrant…
Google collects Android settlers’ locations even when location services are ‘disabled’
Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services?
Apple’s services are like lousy sex
Apple’s services are often very misunderstood…
Germany bans smartwatches for children over spying concerns
A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children…
Apple to help India develop anti-spam app after face-off with regulator
Apple Inc has agreed to give limited help to the Indian government to develop an anti-spam mobile application…
App developer access to iPhone X face data spooks some privacy experts
Apple Inc. won accolades from privacy experts in September for assuring that facial data used to unlock…
Apple’s iPhone X brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses
Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face…
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…
How to ‘deep clean’ your online activity
Jared O’Mara is not the first person to have old comments he posted online come back to haunt him…
