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Why Apple is really investing $1 billion in Didi, China’s version of Uber
With sales of iPhones slowing in mainland China and Apple running into trouble with regulators there…
Uber CEO responds to Apple’s $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing
Uber hasn’t officially responded to the news that Apple hasinvested $1 billion in its Chinese rival…
Does Apple CEO Tim Cook have one more thing up his sleeve?
Apple is in a funk. Whether it’s short-term or the new normal…
Things to know about China’s Didi, Apple’s latest $1 billion investment
Apple Inc. is investing $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing service Didi Chuxing, which dominates Uber…
Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing
Apple Inc. said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing…
Feckless FBI unable to unlock iPhone, even with a ‘fingerprint unlock warrant’
A judge recently took the controversial step of letting the FBI force a woman to unlock an iPhone with her fingerprints. But it didn’t work…
Apple’s battle with China offers a stark reminder of geopolitical risks
Technology’s brave new world will increasingly clash with the older realm of borders and governments…
The Touch ID lock on your iPhone isn’t cop-proof
Law enforcement may be able to compel suspects to press their fingers to the devices and unlock them…
Should you disable Touch ID for your own security?
A court recently required a convicted felon, immediately following her sentencing, to unlock a phone with her fingerprint…
Massive email hack hits millions
Hundreds of millions of hacked user names and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded…
7 password experts explain how to lock down your online security
As far as made-up holidays go, ‘World Password Day’ doesn’t quite have the same cachet as, say, Father’s Day…
Google’s flawed Android is essentially unfixable
The search and mobile giant on Monday released its monthly round of Android security fixes…
U.S. government wants your fingerprints to unlock your phone
As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone…
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu says strong encryption without backdoors is a ‘national security priority’
Ted Lieu is one of the few bona fide computer geeks in Congress…
FBI paid under $1 million for iPhone hack; doesn’t know how it works
The FBI paid under $1 million for the technique used to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters…
FBI plans to keep Apple iPhone 5c-hacking method secret
The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t plan to tell Apple Inc. how it cracked a terrorist’s phone…
U.S. drops bid to force Apple to help unlock iPhone in Brooklyn after source provided passcode
The U.S. government said it no longer needs Apple Inc.’s help to get into an iPhone used by a drug dealer…
FBI’s Comey says agency paid more than $1 million to access San Bernadino iPhone
FBI Director James Comey hinted at an event in London on Thursday that the FBI paid more than $1 million…
Warning: Beware of ‘Apple ID expiration’ phishing scam
Apple users are receiving phishing messages designed to trick them into handing over their Apple ID passwords and…
Apple refused China access to source code
Apple has refused demands by China to hand over source code, the company’s attorney said…
Data from San Bernardino phone has helped in probe, U.S. law enforcement officials claim
Hacking the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone has produced data the FBI didn’t have before and has helped…
Apple, FBI return to Congress to spar over encryption
Apple has been asked by Chinese authorities within the last two years to hand over its source code but refused to do so…
Apple’s deep commitment to security
At a security ‘deep dive’ at Apple on Friday, executives went into depth on Apple security philosophy and technological approach…
How to see all the terrifying things Google knows about you
By following these five steps you can see just how much Google knows about you…
John McAfee: Professional hackers did not unlock Islamic terrorist’s iPhone, Cellebrite helped the FBI
Now that the FBI has cracked into the San Bernardino iPhone, a new debate has been raised over who helped them…
Apple: We have the ‘most effective security organization in the world’
Apple can build security into every level, because it controls the entire phone…
Apple’s fight against U.S. government overreach rages on in Brooklyn
The tug-of-war between Apple Inc. and the FBI over encryption shows no signs of easing as the company reiterated its reasons…
FBI requests warrant to unlock iPhone 5c connected to California murder investigation
The FBI plans to work with its own San Diego Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory to obtain data from a seized iPhone 5c…
Microsoft sues DOJ over secrecy orders
Microsoft sued the Justice Department on Thursday, asking a federal court to strike down a law…
Nothing significant found on San Bernardino’s terrorist’s iPhone
Investigators spent months trying to gain access to data on the locked iPhone used by San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook…
Ill-conceived California phone decryption bill defeated
A national debate over smartphone encryption arrived in Sacramento on Tuesday as legislators defeated a bill…
FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone
he FBI cracked a San Bernardino terrorist’s phone with the help of professional hackers who discovered and brought to the bureau…
Security firm CEO: Apple vs. government overreach issue will drag on for years
Apple versus the FBI was just the beginning: The debate between privacy and cybersecurity will drag on for years…
Apple could be moving their iCloud servers in-house
China-based server brand vendor Inspur has been rumored to have entered Apple’s datacenter supply chain…
WhatsApp outpaces iMessage on verification and forward secrecy
WhatsApp’s approach and user interface go even farther, in ways that Apple should be considering…
Apple won’t sue FBI to reveal hack used to unlock Islamic terrorist’s iPhone
Apple will not pursue legal action against the US government to discover how federal agents broke into an iPhone…
U.S. government to continue effort to force Apple to unlock iPhone in Brooklyn
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it will move ahead with an appeal of a court ruling…
iPhone backdoors would pose a threat, French privacy chief warns
One of Europe’s top data privacy watchdogs sided with Apple Inc. and other technology firms…
Roots of Apple-FBI standoff reach back to 2008 child sex abuse case
The roots of the current standoff between Apple Inc. and the Federal Bureau of Investigation reach back to 2008…
This home VPN router setup protects your data wherever you are
It is possible — and increasingly common — for malicious people to ‘sniff’ traffic on public Wi-Fi networks…
FBI director confirms hack only works on older iPhones that lack Apple’s Secure Enclave
FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that the government had purchased…
