During the 30-minute “fireside chat,” Cook said that side-loading apps would “destroy the security” of the iPhone and discussed…
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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…
Opt out of Amazon Sidewalk to avoid potential security and privacy issues
If you’re in the U.S. and own Sidewalk-capable Amazon devices, you have one week to opt out of Amazon Sidewalk to avoid potential…
Apple’s new ‘Tracked’ ad promotes iPhone privacy [with video]
Apple today released a new advertisement that promote the superior privacy features that iPhone users enjoy…
Apple’s legal battles set to heat up in the European Union
The European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager issued a reminder that the tech giant’s legal battles across the…
PSA: Update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately to protect against ‘worst hack in years’
Apple on Monday released macOS 11.3 and, if you have not yet done so, you should update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately…
Systems researcher gets $100,000 for finding new exploit in Apple’s Safari browser
Systems researcher Jack Dates was paid $100,000 after finding a new exploit in Apple’s Safari web browser he revealed at the Pwn2Own 2021…
Hackers used 11 zero-day exploits, compromised websites to infiltrate iOS, Android, and Windows
In a highly sophisticated attack, a group of hackers leveraged a total of 11 zero-day vulnerabilities along withf compromised websites to…
First browser-based side-channel attack against Apple’s M1 Macs works even with Javascript disabled
A new browser-based side-channel attack that works even if Javascript is blocked affects hardware platforms including Apple’s M1 Macs …
Apple releases watchOS 7.3.2 with security update for Apple Watch
Along with releasing iOS 14.4.1 and iPadOS 14.4.1 today, Apple has released a security update for Apple Watch users: watchOS 7.3.2…
Judge paves way for damages trial in lawsuit over Apple bag checks
The judge said he was prepared to rule in favor of a class of 12,000 California Apple Store staffers for time spent during Apple bag checks…
Facebook tries ads to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked
Facebook on Thursday launched an ad campaign that attempts to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked so that Facebook can serve…
Court evidence shows FBI accessed Signal texts on locked iPhone
Court documents obtained by Forbes indicate the FBI has a way of accessing Signal texts even if they’re behind the lockscreen of an iPhone …
Researcher breaches Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, and others with installer hack
A security researcher found a method to hack Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Netflix, and more than 30 other companies using an open-source…
Facebook attempts to convince users to let themselves be tracked ahead of Apple’s privacy tool
Facebook plans to attempt to convince users allow the company to further invade their privacy by approving tracking of their iPhones and iPads…
Apple adds ‘BlastDoor’ to secure iPhones and iPads from zero-click attacks
Apple has added several anti-exploit mitigations, including a sandboxed “BlastDoor” service, into its flagship mobile operating systems…
Apple CEO Cook links Facebook business model to real-world violence, yet Facebook app remains on App Store
Apple CEO Tim Cook implicitly linked Facebook’s business model, which uses data to serve targeted ads, with real-world consequences like…
Apple’s iOS 14.4 fixes three security bugs ‘may have been actively exploited’
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 14.4 with security fixes for three bugs which “may have been actively exploited,” the company said…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak at CPDP 2021 EU data protection conference on Thursday
Tim Cook will speak at the EU data protection conference CPDP on January 28, 2021. This year’s overarching theme “Enforcing Rights…
Google closes deal to buy Fitbit as U.S. DOJ probe continues
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has closed its deal to buy fitness tracking company Fitbit, both companies said on Thursday, even as the U.S. DOJ …
Apple loses copyright lawsuit against Corellium
A U.S. federal judge Tuesday dismissed Apple’s copyright infringement lawsuit against cybersecurity startup Corellium …
Cydia, the app store for jailbreakers, hits Apple with antitrust lawsuit over App Store
Cydia, a once-popular app store for iPhone jailbreakers that launched in 2007 prior to Apple’s App Store, has filed a lawsuit vs. Apple …
Apple and Google to stop X-Mode data broker from tracking location of users’ phones
Apple and Google will ban data broker X-Mode Social Inc. from tracking any location information from mobile devices running their OSes…
Apple partners with Cloudflare to improve internet privacy
A new proposed DNS standard called “Oblivious DoH” — co-authored by engineers from Cloudflare, Apple, and Fastly — separates IP addresses…
Apple slams Facebook for user-tracking and ad-targeting practices
Apple on Thursday slammed Facebook and others (read “Google”) for their user-tracking and ad-targeting practices in response to…
Four French online ad lobbies file antitrust complaint against Apple
Four French online advertising lobbies have filed an antitrust complaint against Apple over changes the iPhone maker will make to privacy…
Apple’s T2 chip has an unfixable vulnerability that could allow root access
A cybersecurity researcher claims that Apple macOS devices with Intel processors and a T2 chip are vulnerable to an unfixable exploit tha…
EU weighs legislation that could force Apple open iPhone NFC chip to third-parties
The European Union is weighing legislation that could force Apple to open iPhone’s NFC chip to competitors. The potential rules would grant…
EU considers forcing Apple to open iPhone’s NFC chip to third parties
The European Union is considering new rules that would likely require Apple to give third parties access to the NFC chip inside iPhones…
Intel hacked, stolen chip data released in 20GB dump
Intel has been hacked and the hacker has released 20GB of stolen confidential chip engineering data, potentially leading to new zero-day…
Google releases new ‘Google One’ app for iOS with storage manager and backups
Google on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Google One app for iOS, which is designed to let users store photos, video, contacts, and calendar…
Apple begins offering special ‘dev-fused’ iPhones to security researchers
Last year at the Black Hat security conference, Apple’s head of security Ivan Krstic said the company would give trusted researchers a special iPhone …
Why President Trump’s Twitter account wasn’t part of massive hack
The team’s conclusion: The hack was coming from an account inside the house, yet perhaps the most high-profile Twitter accounts of all, President Trump’s …
Australian regulator warns on Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit acquisition over competition concerns
Australia’s antitrust regulator has warned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit may give it too much of people’s…
German contact-tracing app launches as EU eyes revival of travel and tourism
The German government pitched the new contact-tracing app, called Corona-Warn-App, to the country on Tuesday. The app, which works on Apple iPhones and…
Apple disables and tracks looted iPhones
Apple, which has seen its stores nationwide broken into and looted, isn’t letting stolen property such as iPhones go so easily…
U.S. Senate to unveil bipartisan bill to regulate contact tracing apps over privacy concerns
The U.S. Senate plans to unveil bipartisan legislation Monday to introduce regulations on COVID-19 contact tracing seeking to ensure users’ privacy …
North and South Dakota’s COVID-19 contact tracing app sends location data to Google and Foursquare
One of the first contact-tracing apps violates its own privacy policy. The Care19 COVID-19 contact-tracing app sends users’ location data …
3 of 50 U.S. states are using Apple’s API for COVID-19 contact tracing
Engineers at Apple and Google have teamed up to create a decentralized COVID-19 contact tracing tool that will help individuals determine whether they…
Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing tech launches; 23 countries seek access
Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple and perpetual follower Google…
Utah COVID-19 contact tracing app rejects Apple-Google approach
The state of Utah is one of the first U.S. states to endorse a COVID-19 contact tracing app. The app uses Bluetooth and GPS data and was built by…
