“Shoulder surfers” – people peering at your device’s display over your shoulder unbidden or, worse, criminals even being given the password…
Tag: security
Four U.S. lawmakers think Apple blocking Beeper Mini’s hack is ‘potentially anticompetitive conduct’
A few days after the Beeper Mini app launched a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly from their Android iPhone knockoffs…
Apple tightens iPhone passcode security with new ‘Stolen Device Protection’ feature
A new iOS setting called Stolen Device Protection is designed to defend against shoulder surfers. It is rolling out to beta testers…
Apple confirms it blocked Beeper Mini from its iMessage service citing security risks
A few days after the Beeper Mini app launched a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly from their Android iPhone knockoffs…
Apple finally fixes bug that’s been exposing your devices’ unique Wi-Fi MAC address despite Apple’s promises otherwise
Three years ago, with the release of iOS 14, Apple introduced a privacy-enhancing feature that hid the Wi-Fi address of iPhones and iPads…
Cheap Android TV streaming devices may have dangerous backdoors to China
Human Security researchers found seven Android TV boxes and one tablet with the backdoors installed, and they’ve seen signs of 200 different…
EU Commissioner demands Apple open its ecosystem to rivals
EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday demanded that Apple must open up the company’s vaunted walled garden – its ecosystem…
PSA: If you haven’t already, update your iPhone and iPad
If you haven’t already updated your iPhone and iPad to Apple’s latest iOs and iPadOS releases, take a few minutes today to do so in order…
Apple explains its CSAM-scanning about-face: ‘Scanning for one type of content… opens the door for bulk surveillance’
Apple killed an effort to design an iCloud photo scanning tool for detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the storage service by…
Among many successes this year, Apple’s security and privacy engineers thwarted Pegasus
Apple security and privacy engineers thwarted Pegasus. It was just one of their successes this year. Apple engineers are finding…
Store confidential information securely with Secure Notes in Keychain Access on Mac
You can use Secure Notes in Keychain Access to store confidential information on your Mac. This information can be completely…
Apple opposes UK bill that could mandate backdoor scanning in iMessage
Apple is the Online Safety Bill as it could be used to force encrypted messaging tools like iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal and other to scan;
Apple automatically assigns Apple ID owners their very own passkey in macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17
Apple will start automatically assigning passkeys to Apple ID owners with the release of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma. Passkeys are…
Apple announces powerful new privacy and security features
Apple at WWDC this week announced its latest privacy and security innovations, including major updates to Safari Private Browsing…
Apple launches new health data privacy campaign
Apple has launched a new campaign highlighting the importance of keeping health data private and secure and how the company is focused…
Spyware firm QuaDream said to have helped hack iPhones running older iOS 14
Hacking tools sold by a little-known Israeli vendor QuaDream have been used to break into the iPhones of journalists and political…
Apple’s macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, and tvOS 16.4 fix a slew of security exploits
Your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV each just got even more secure – as long as you’ve updated to the latest operating systems…
Apple, other tech firms push to curb U.S. government spying on texts, emails
Apple and other large tech companies are mounting a push to limit how U.S. government intelligence agencies collect and view …
U.S. cyber official praises Apple security, suggests Microsoft follow Apple’s lead (as if that’s something new)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly held up Apple as a positive example of accountability and…
Apple unveils programs highlighting data privacy and security on Data Privacy Day
In celebration of Data Privacy Day, Apple today unveiled a new set of educational resources designed to help users take control of…
Working M1 MacBooks from 2020 are being sold as scrap due to Activation Lock
MacBooks that retailed for as much as $3,000 just a couple of years ago are being sold as scrap due to Apple’s Activation Lock security…
Apple launches major security updates around the world
Apple has launched its recent major security updates around the world. The three new tools protect users’ data while it is being stored…
Australian regulator miffed that Apple is not scanning users’ iCloud photos, videos, FaceTime chats
An Australian regulator, accused Apple and Microsoft of failing to preemptively scan users’ iCloud and OneDrive photos, videos, and…
How to set up Advanced Data Protection, end-to-end encryption for your iCloud data
For the highest level of cloud data security, you can turn on Advanced Data Protection. iOS 16.2 or later is required…
FBI is ‘deeply concerned’ that they won’t be able to rifle through Apple users’ photos, videos, and other iCloud data
Apple on Wednesday introduced Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, which uses end-to-end encryption to provide Apple’s highest level of…
Study finds nearly 50% of macOS malware comes from one app: MacKeeper
According to the new report, nearly 50% of all macOS malware only comes from one source: MacKeeper, which purports…
If you value privacy, avoid these five apps
Are the apps you’re using protecting your privacy or are they collecting and sharing a pretty hefty portion of your private information with…
Major global VPN providers shut off servers in India to protest new privacy-destroying government rules
Major global providers of virtual private networks, which let users shield their identities online, are shutting down their servers in India …
Australia demands Apple, others share anti-CSAM steps, threatens fines
Australia sent s legal letter to Apple demanding they share their strategies for stamping out Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)…
Apple collects the least user data, Google amasses the most – study
Apple collects the least amount of private user data from its users, with Google, Twitter, Amazon, and Facebook collecting more personal…
Passkeys: Try out Apple’s password replacement with macOS Ventura and iOS 16
Based on industry standards for account authentication, passkeys are easier to use than passwords and far more secure. Adopt passkeys to…
Apple’s Passkeys poised to free us all from password hell
Apple’s recently announced Passkeys may forever change the way we log in to our online accounts, finally freeing us all from password hell…
Apple’s and Google’s plans to nix passwords creates ecosystem lock-in risk
Apple, Google, and Microsoft today announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by…
Republican Senators propose barring Apple, Google from hosting apps that accept China’s digital yuan
Amid fears the Chinese Communist Party’s digital payment system could allow CHina to spy on Americans, Republican Senators want to bar…
Apple’s new ‘Data Auction’ TV ad drives home the iPhone privacy message
Apple is known for many things, but its commitment to user privacy (excluding last summer’s disaster ) and its (sometimes) iconic ad…
Apple, Google, and Microsoft commit to expanded support for FIDO passwordless sign‑ins
To make the web more secure and usable for all, Apple, Google, and Microsoft plan to expand support for FIDO passwordless sign-in …
CDC tracked millions of Amercians’ phones to monitor vaccination, lockdown compliance
The CDC used location data from tens of millions of Americans’ phones to track compliance with lockdown and vaccination mandates…
8.2 million U.S. customers impacted in Cash App data breach
Block — formerly known as Square — has confirmed a data breach involving a former employee who downloaded reports from Cash App that…
Apple and Facebook gave user data to hackers who used forged legal requests
Apple and Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, gave user data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials…
Regulators will soon force Apple to loosen its tight grip on the App Store
As regulators from the U.S. to South Korea zero in on Apple’s high-margin apps business, Apple’s App Store may soon be forced to…
Republican lawmakers press Apple and FBI over spyware from Israeli NSO Group
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation about Pegasus spyware made by the NSO Group …
Saudi woman’s single iPhone revealed hacking around the world
A single iPhone, Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathlou’s, helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most…
