Peloton reported its earnings for fiscal Q1 2022 on Thursday. The company is partially blaming Apple, specifically App Tracking Transparency…
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Twitter plummets 11% on concerns about Apple privacy policy changes
Twitter on Tuesday missed Wall Street expectations for user growth and investor concern about the potential impact of Apple’s privacy poli
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency privacy feature had ‘modest impact’ on YouTube, Twitter revenue
Apple Inc.’s ad-tracking changes have had a “modest impact on YouTube’s revenues.” Twitter echoed that description…
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency privacy push hurts Big Tech rivals’ ad businesses
The latest earnings reports from Facebook and Snapchat show that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency privacy framework is having…
Facebook revenue misses estimates as Apple’s privacy rules bite
Facebook on Monday warned that Apple’s new Apple Tracking Transparency privacy rules would weigh on its digital business in the current…
EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance scheme
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s delay of a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
Experts detail flaws in Apple’s backdoor surveillance scheme, call it ‘dangerous technology’
A scheme proposed by Apple to scan user’s digital storage repositories, conducting backdoor surveillance, ostensibly for evidence of …
Android devices infected with malware 15 to 47 times more than iPhone
Devices that run on Android – a platform that supports sideloading – have an estimated 15 to 47 times more infections from malware…
EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance plans
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s plan to delay a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
Facebook says it underreported ad performance due to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency
Facebook told advertisers in a blog post Wednesday that it’s been underreporting ad performance on Apple iPhones, citing changes…
Pro-privacy protestors nationwide rally to tell Apple: “Don’t scan our iPhones!”
This week in cities across the U.S., activists rallied at Apple stores demanding that the company cancel its plan to introduce surveillance …
Apple releases iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8
Apple today released iOS 14.8 for iPhone and iPod touch and iPadOS 14.8 for iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro which Apples says…
Apple brass should wake up: Examining the personal contents of users’ iPhones is a mistake
With protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at multiple Apple Stores across America set for September 13th, Apple brass should wake up…
Fight for the Future to hold protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at Apple Stores on Sept. 13th
Fight for the Future will hold protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at Apple Stores on September 13th. Apple has currently…
EFF: Delays aren’t good enough; Apple must abandon its surveillance plans
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has eschewed Apple’s plan to delay a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries…
Apple’s minor App Store concessions fail to address top concerns of regulators, lawmakers
In the space of a week, Apple made two App Store rules concessions, which are the subject of lawsuits, regulatory probes, and legislative…
Apple delays ill-considered backdoor to scan Photos and Messages
Apple on Friday said it would delay a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for Child Sexual Abuse Material…
There’s never been an x.8 release of iOS, but get ready for iOS 14.8 (imminent)
There’s never been an x.8 release of iOS before, but that’s about to change. Apple is prepping iOS 14.8 for release, and it’s coming soon…
Apple to release iCloud Private Relay as a Public Beta
Rather than a finalized feature, when iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey launch this fall, iCloud Private Relay will be a public beta…
Apple’s iOS 15: A modest release with major features delayed
Apple’s iOS 15 will arrive with major features delayed as the company continues its lamentable tradition of delaying features from its next…
Apple call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance, cameras to monitor work performance
Apple call center workers are being pressured to sign a contract that lets their employer install surveillance cameras in their homes to…
How to jailbreak your Apple iPhone
Jailbreaking your Apple iPhone offers users freedom of choice by opening up your iPhone to new OSes and apps outside of Apple’s App Store…
Facebook warns Apple’s App Tracking Transparency will slow growth
Facebook reported higher second-quarter sales and profit, but struck a cautious tone looking ahead, warning that growth could stall as Apple…
Facebook advertisers impacted by Apple’s strong privacy policies
Those who value their privacy are impacting advertisers on Facebook, who are losing access to some of their most valuable targeting data and…
Mobile advertisers expect Apple to destroy device fingerprinting with iCloud Private Relay
Apple won’t need to enforce a policy like App Tracking Transparency to kill fingerprinting on iOS devices, thanks to iCloud Private Relay …
Apple says Facebook-commissioned ‘study’ on preinstalled app usage is ‘seriously flawed’
The majority of apps used by iPhone and Android users are made by Apple and Google, according to a so-called “study” commissioned by Facebook
China demands that Apple pull Didi Chuxing ride-hailing app from App Store
China’s cyberspace regulator has ordered app stores to remove Didi Chuxing. This includes Apple’s App Store. Apple in 2016 invested $1B…
EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition
The European Union competition cheif Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off…
Regulating Apple’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences
With lawmakers are circling Apple, regulating the company’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences, doing more harm than good…
Apple is working on a tamper-proof camera indicator for AR headset privacy
Apple is working on a tamper-resistant recording camera indicator designed to let people around an Apple headset user know if they are be
Google delays Chrome’s cookie-blocking privacy plan by nearly 2 years
Google has delayed a major privacy change to its Chrome browser, pushing back a plan to block third-party cookies until late 2023…
Former Minnesota trooper pleads guilty to texting himself nude photos from woman’s iPhone
On Wednesday, a former Minnesota state trooper pleaded guilty to texting himself intimate nude photos from a woman’s iPhone after she’d…
Apple CEO Cook: Side-loading apps would ‘destroy the security’ of the iPhone
During the 30-minute “fireside chat,” Cook said that side-loading apps would “destroy the security” of the iPhone and discussed…
Apple kills email tracking pixels with Mail Privacy Protection
Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection feature in macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, & iPadOS 15 stops senders from learning info via email tracking pixels…
Apple’s Craig Federighi explains iCloud Private Relay, other new privacy features
Fast Company talks to Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi about iCloud Private Relay and other upcoming protections — and why…
Apple is transforming privacy from a marketing slogan into a business advantage
Apple’s WWDC 2021 announcements on Monday showed that Apple’s privacy strategy is now part of its products: Privacy was mentioned…
Apple’s new iCloud Private Relay feature will not be available in China
Apple on Monday said that their new iCloud Private Relay feature designed to obscure a user’s web browsing behavior from internet service…
Apple extends its privacy leadership with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8
Apple today previewed powerful new privacy protections in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8, which help users better…
Apple might further ratchet up rivalry with Facebook at WWDC
The feud between Apple and Facebook could be ratcheted up during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which kicks off…
Google, following Apple yet again, to allow Android settlers to opt out of ad tracking later this year
Once again following an earlier move by rival Apple to further bolster privacy protections on iPhones, Google will allow Android settlers…
Apple enhances AirTag privacy measures, to offer Android detector app later this year
Apple is enhancing its already robust privacy measures for its AirTag sensors, adjusting the time they play an alert when separated…
Huawei touts new ‘HarmonyOS’ in attempt to overcome U.S. blacklisting
Huawei Technologies Co. unveiled long-awaited details of its HarmonyOS software, an operating system attempt targeting a central role in a…
