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Apple’s macOS third-party app clampdown probably not as bad as rumored
It’s been suggested that Apple is planning to ban all unsigned programs in macOS 10.15 and onwards…
New York Times’ tech columnist deleted Facebook last year. Here’s what changed (and what didn’t).
When Facebook and its family of apps experienced a daylong malfunction last week…
Facebook stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text for years; Change your Facebook and/or Instagram password now
The Facebook source said the investigation so far indicates between 200 million and 600 million Facebook users may have had their account passwords stored in plain text and searchable by more than 20,000 Facebook employees…
doxo launches Apple Pay, simplifying bill payments to over 45,000 billers
doxo, the online bill payment service, today announced the launch of Apple Pay…
Apple locking down the Mac? macOS 10.15 said to require a developer ID certificate
Apple plans to lock down their desktop OS for version 10.15 later this year…
Investigators sought to use Michael Cohen’s face and fingerprints to access his Apple devices
Investigators asked for court permission to use Michael Cohen’s Face ID and fingerprints to access Apple devices…
Roku has nearly finalized support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 in Roku media players and Roku-based smart TVs
AirPlay 2 integration is expected to arrive in the form of a Roku OS software update for Roku media players…
Facebook’s so-called ‘pivot to privacy’ puts Apple in its crosshairs
The big question after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s ‘pivot to privacy’ was whether…
If you use Google’s Chrome browser on your Mac, update it right now
Google has confirmed a recent update to Chrome was to patch a zero-day issue…
Beleaguered Facebook’s reputation is plummeting
Facebook’s reputation took a deep dive over the past year…
FBI Director Christopher Wray continues pushing for encryption back doors
The encryption war is quiet now, but the murky back-and-forth between…
Google publicly discloses macOS zero-day flaw after Apple misses 90-day bug-fix deadline
Google has publicly disclosed a zero-day flaw in Apple’s macOS…
Researcher gives Apple details of macOS Keychain security flaw despite lack of macOS bug bounties
A German teenager who discovered a macOS Keychain security flaw last month has now shared the details with Apple…
New York investigating at least eleven iOS apps for transmitting personal data to Facebook, including ‘sexual activity’
A New York regulator is ramping up a promised investigation of how Facebook Inc. gathered sensitive personal information…
EFF calls on Apple to let users truly encrypt iCloud backups as part of ‘fix it already’ initiative
When data is backed up to iCloud, it’s encrypted so that Apple, and not just the user, can access it…
Cellebrite, the Feds’ favorite iPhone hacking tool, is selling on ebay for $100 – and it’s leaking data
hen eBay merchant Mr. Balaj was looking through a pile of hi-fi junk at an auction in the U.K…
FBI: End-to-end encryption like Apple’s ‘infects’ law enforcement
Nearly three years after the Federal Bureau of Investigation abandoned an effort to force Apple Inc…
Microsoft CEO echoes Apple CEO Cook: Privacy is a ‘fundamental human right’
Any company that develops solutions that do not prioritize trust on either Apple or Microsoft’s platforms must now consider themselves warned…
iOS 12 now installed on 83% of all devices introduced in the last four years
Four and a half months after launch, the iOS 12 operating system is installed on…
These apps are stealing your most private data and it should be a crime
Some of the most popular apps in some of the most popular categories are stealing your most personal…
You give apps your sensitive personal information, then they tell Facebook, even if you have no connection to Facebook
Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps; body weight, blood pressure, menstrual cycles, pregnancy status…
Some 17,000 Android apps track users, even when told to stop
Roughly 17,000 Android apps collect identifying information that creates a permanent record…
The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found
Something unusual happened. The data disappeared. Completely…
Why your company should deploy Apple Watches
Apple’s is far and away the leading smartwatch brand according to the latest NPD data…
Why Apple is disabling Safari’s ‘Do Not Track’ feature
Apple takes privacy very seriously…
Security researcher reveals macOS exploit to access Keychain passwords, refuses to share with Apple (plus: how to secure your Keychain)
Security researcher Linuz Henze has shared a video demonstration of a macOS Mojave exploit to access passwords stored in the Keychain…
Apple details user data it’s storing in Russia
Apple Inc. detailed the user data it’s storing in Russia to comply with a local law…
Roku in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, Apple Music
The two companies currently working out details surrounding the partnership…
Russia is strong-arming Apple; Moscow is demanding control over users’ personal data
The Russian security services could soon have access to the personal data of thousands…
Apple stands up for privacy, but does it even matter?
Apple CEO Tim Cook might be futilely trying to sell something that nobody’s buying…
2.2 billion unique usernames and associated passwords passed around by hackers, here’s how to check yours
A gargantuan, unprecedented collection of 2.2 billion unique usernames and associated passwords
Should Apple’s power over Facebook worry the rest of us?
At around 2:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Facebook sent me an update about the controversial market research program…
Big surprise: Google is also abusing Apple’s Enterprise Certificate system to collect extensive data on users
It looks like Facebook is not the only one abusing Apple’s system for distributing employee-only apps …
Apple blocks Facebook from running all of their internal iOS apps by revoking distribution certificate
Apple has shut down Facebook’s ability to distribute internal iOS apps…
Apple bans Facebook’s ‘research’ app that paid teens to install VPN that spies on them
Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install…
Developer demos what will be possible with HomeKit-connected AirPlay 2 Smart TVs
Apple surprised announced its new HomeKit and AirPlay Smart TV initiative at CES…
He reports on data privacy for The New York Times, that why he uses an Apple iPhone
Nick Confessore, an investigative reporter who has written about social media and data privacy, has changed his tech habits…
Hidden documents reveal how Facebook made money by bamboozling children
Two Facebook employees deny a refund request from a child whom they refer to as a ‘whale’ – a term coined by the casino industry to describe profligate spenders…
Roger McNamee: I mentored Mark Zuckerberg. I loved Facebook. But I can’t stay silent about what’s happening.
I am disappointed. I am embarrassed. I am ashamed…
Hackers expose 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords, check yours here
In raw form, it comprises 2.7 billion rows of email addresses and passwords, including over a billion unique combinations of email addresses and passwords…
Apple CEO Cook calls for U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation in TIME op-ed
In 2019, it’s time to stand up for the right to privacy — yours, mine, all of ours…
