Google is successfully dumping millions of low-cost Chromebooks on U.S. schools, enabling the mass collection and storage of information on children without the consent of their parents…
Tag: privacy
At the start of the Trump era, Apple spent more on lobbying than ever, but outspent 2.5 times by Google
Since the election of President Donald Trump, Apple’s been been cultivating some good old fashioned Washington influence….
It’s official: Everyone hates this purportedly leaked ‘iPhone 8’ design
Perhaps for the first time ever, loyal Apple fans are praying…
Apple might fail to pull off bold plan to integrate Touch ID into the display this year
The woes that Apple is reportedly facing in trying to embed its Touch ID technology directly into the display…
Apple CEO Cook chides President Trump Counselor Kellyanne Conway over ‘alternative facts’
On Tuesday evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook accepted the Free Expression Award at the Newseum…
Alphabet delivers Google Maps destination history to Apple’s iOS
As a competitor to Apple Maps, Google Maps does a pretty great job on iOS…
That apple.com link you clicked on? Yeah, it’s actually Russian
Didn’t we fix this back in 2005? Apparently not…
The absurd iPhone 8 rear-mounted fingerprint sensor rumor
It’s still about five months away from the expected launch of the 2017 iPhone…
No, Apple won’t move the Home button and Touch ID to the back of the ‘iPhone 8’
While it is theoretically possible that the technical limitations of putting Touch ID into…
How to use the Opera browser’s free, built-in VPN on your Mac
Following the March 28 U.S. Congress vote to repeal restrictions preventing Internet Service Providers…
Apple should offer their own VPN service to iOS and Mac users for security and privacy
Virtual Private Network, or VPN for short, isn’t a new technology but it has been coming up more and more…
Protecting against possible ISP snooping by using a VPN and https
The Obama Administration created a new set of restrictions on Internet service providers…
Why Congress’s rejection of proposed FCC data rules will not affect your privacy in the slightest
Congress was right to disapprove them…
Privacy 101: Why you need a VPN
Earlier this week, the Republican-led Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that blocked ISPs…
Grieving family upset Apple refuses to unlock their dead son’s iPad
A heartbroken family were unable to give their dead son a fitting send-off because Apple refused…
WikiLeaks to give Apple, Google, others 90-day deadline to fix flaws revealed in ‘Vault 7’
WikiLeaks promise to give tech companies access to exploits in their systems before being made public…
How to securely erase data from your Mac and external drives
Everyone needs to securely erase data at some point — even on a Mac…
Apple hires security guru Jonathan Zdziarski
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a position with Apple’s Security Engineering and Architecture team…
Apple joins group of companies supporting Google in resisting FBI email warrant
Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Cisco have filed an amicus brief supporting Google…
36 widely-used Android devices ship with malware preinstalled
The Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention has recently detected a severe infection in 36 Android devices…
Tim Berners-Lee lists his 3 biggest fears for the future of the web: Fake news, privacy, political advertising
I imagined the web as an open platform that would allow everyone, everywhere to share information…
Choosing the best VPN for your Mac
Mac users can get somewhat complacent about security, but they shouldn’t…
What WikiLeaks’ CIA data dump tells us: Encryption works
If the tech industry is drawing one lesson from the latest WikiLeaks disclosures…
Julian Assange says WikiLeaks will share CIA hacking tools with tech companies
WikiLeaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools…
Apple working to close remaining CIA exploits exposed by WikiLeaks, but difficulties remain
Just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, mobile phones belonging to executives on Apple…
WikiLeaks raises prospect of teaming with tech giants, including Apple, to thwart CIA hacker-spies
The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks raised the prospect Wednesday of sharing sensitive details…
FBI’s James Comey: ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America’
All of us have a reasonable expectation of privacy in our homes, in our cars, and in our devices. But…
Apple: Many of the iOS vulnerabilities in Wikileaks’ CIA data dump are already patched
Wikileaks today published a trove of documents, allegedly taken from the CIA..
FBI Director James Comey cancels SXSW 2017 appearance
FBI Director James Comey will be unable to attend SXSW due to “scheduling conflicts” that…
WikiLeaks reveals CIA’s global covert hacking program targeting Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows and even Samsung TVs
Today, Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency…
Apple expands in Microsoft’s backyard
Apple is growing its team in Seattle by creating a new hub for artificial intelligence research…
News organizations ask judge to force FBI to reveal how much it paid to unlock San Bernadino Islamic terrorist’s iPhone
Last year, the battle between Apple and the FBI dominated headlines…
Verizon to buy Yahoo’s core business for $4.48 billion
Verizon said on Tuesday it would buy Yahoo’s core business for $4.48 billion…
How to get past customs without surrendering your digital privacy
When Ryan Lackey travels to a country like Russia or China, he takes certain precautions…
Free ‘Data Selfie’ tool reveals how creepy Facebook tracks and studies your activity
Have you ever wondered how Facebook collects all the data it has to feed you with the content…
Proving Apple’s assertion that there are no good backdoors, hacker dumps iOS cracking tools allegedly stolen from Cellebrite
The hacker responsible has publicly released a cache of files allegedly stolen from Cellebrite…
Why Apple can’t lose the looming services battle
While Apple is not going to be a pure play services company…
iCloud is one of Apple’s biggest challenges in 2017
Apple is fond of talking about its secret sauce, about the things only it can do because of its…
Second ‘Fappening’ hacker who targeted celebrity Apple accounts sentenced to 9 months in prison
Edward J. Majerczyk, 29, admitted last fall that he hacked into the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of more than 300 people….
iPhone hardened to handle military-grade secrets in UK; Android and Samsung deemed insufficient in security
Describing Apple’s iPhone 7 as the ‘device of choice’ for the UK Ministry of Defence…
Beleaguered Yahoo faces U.S. SEC probe over data breaches
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Yahoo Inc.’s two massive data breaches should…
Anonymous browsing with Tor reduces exposure but still has risks
You can be tracked and have your data intercepted from many angles, by legitimate and illegitimate actors alike…
