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Family and Friends allows location sharing with other iPhone usersA new iOS application was unveiled by Apple on Tuesday dubbed "Find My Friends," allowing users of iPhones to quickly and safely share thei…
... temporary sharing options and simple privacy controls, Apple believes it will ... Temporarily share their location Simple privacy controls ensure safety with the ... sharing" of locations alongside traditional privacy settings, affording users the option ... -
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs diesSteve Jobs, one of the founders of Apple and a driving force behind the creation of the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod, died Wednesday after a long bout …
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Apple releases Find My Friends, AirPort Utility for iOS 5Continuing to debut iCloud-powered software and new features for iOS 5, Apple on Wednesday released Find My Friends and AirPort Utility on the App St…
... family Temporary sharing option Simple privacy controls Parental restrictions Free for ... -
US senators propose bill to require 'accurate 4G information for consumers'Three Democratic members of the U.S. Senate introduced on Thursday the "Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act," which aims to clear up co…
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iPhone nano wristwatchSo, the iPod nano is already our new wristwatch and its been out well over a year. <br /> <br /> How far are we away from miniaturizing the iPhone so…
... . Texting has the advantage of privacy, but I don't see ... -
iPhone-compatible porn sites targeted by Apple in domain name disputeApple has taken aim at a number of dot-com domain names featuring the word iPhone that sell pornography, including the website iphone4s.com.<br /> <b…
... names are protected by a privacy service shielding their "Whois" information ... -
iTunes App Store to coast through holidays on autopilotApple has warned developers that its iTunes Connect tool for managing App Store titles will shut down December 22-29 as the company goes on holiday b…
... based services" that could increase privacy for mobile device users. The ... -
Carrier IQ data logging controversy prompts scrutiny from US SenateExtensive data logging software known as "Carrier IQ" has been discovered to be secretly running on many mobile phones, including a number …
... may violate federal privacy laws, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and ... comply with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the federal wiretap ... , AL FRANKEN Chairman, Subcommittee on Privacy Technology and the Law [ View ... -
German regulators inquire about Apple's use of Carrier IQAttention surrounding Carrier IQ, software found on mobile phones that can record detailed information about how and even where a device is used, has…
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WikiLeaks founder claims iTunes flaw allows for covert iPhone surveillanceWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claims that an iTunes "flaw" allows surveillance companies to introduce a trojan horse onto users' compute…
... the security breech. Mobile user privacy has been a hot button ... .S. Senate's Subcommittee on Privacy involving geolocation tracking in what ... -
Class-action Carrier IQ suit targets Apple, HTC, Samsung, carriers & moreApple is one of a laundry list of companies that have been targeted in a new class-action lawsuit over the Carrier IQ software data logging controver…
... "unprecedented breach in the digital privacy rights of 150 million cell ... -
Amazon readying Kindle Fire update to address criticismsWith Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet drawing criticisms from consumers and reviewers alike, the online retailer has revealed a software update will a…
... pages and the lack of privacy on the device. Parents have ... recent activity list for greater privacy. The company continues to remain ... -
Steve Jobs refused to talk philanthropy with biographerThough very few subjects were off-limits to biographer Walter Isaacson, one subject Apple co-founder Steve Jobs declined to talk about was what he pl…
... halves." Aside from Jobs's privacy on philanthropy, Isaacson also spoke ... -
Hackers claim Siri port to iPhone 4 avoids copyright infringementHackers have managed to successfully port Apple's Siri personal assistant to a device other than the iPhone 4S, and they claim to have done it withou…
... proxy server (and the associated privacy issues), Spire allows you to ... own servers. But this raised privacy concerns, as a user's ... -
FTC reportedly adding Google+ to antitrust investigation amid search controversy<br /> In the wake of a recent controversy surrounding Google's decision to feature Google+ content in its search results, the company will face scru…
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'Cultish' secrecy, 'iBuddy' system & paid lunches all part of Apple's HQ<br /> A new look at Apple's corporate headquarters offers an idea of what it's like for employees to work there, including the legendary emphasis on…
... 's well-known obsession with privacy, which he describes as a ... -
Apple: Misdirected iMessages due to bad configuration, not a software bug<br /> Reports of iOS 5 iMessages being sent to the wrong recipient are the result of a misconfigured phone, not an issue with the operating system o…
... or likeness," a form of privacy invasion. Gizmodo and its Gawker ... -
map me! On iphone appYour pics & your friend's pics uploaded to facebook & Google maps <br /> <br /> Privacy Settings ? Only your facebook friends can see your ph…
... uploaded to facebook & Google maps Privacy Settings ? Only your facebook friends ... -
Path app under fire for unauthorized address book upload<br /> Path, a popular social networking iPhone app, has come under heavy criticism after it was discovered that it uploads users' address books to i…
... as a violation of their privacy. Path CEO Dave Morin quickly ... stance on protecting its customers' privacy on the App Store. When ... last year, it stated that privacy is "a key feature of ... -
Path apologizes, offers opt-out for address book uploading<br /> Social networking app Path issued an apology through its blog on Wednesday for the implementation of a back-end "feature" that uploa…
... viewed the action as a privacy violation. Path claims that the ... an updated version to fix privacy issue. | Source: Path Path 2 ... -
US congressmen send letter to Apple inquiring about iOS address book security<br /> Following a controversy surrounding the iPhone social networking application "Path," two members of the U.S. Congress have sent a le…
... and practices adequately protect consumer privacy. The letter follows a controversy ... concern criteria related to the privacy and security of data that ... explain how you protect the privacy and security interests of that ... -
Apple will update iOS to require user permission for apps to access contact data<br /> Apple on Wednesday announced a future update to iOS will restrict App Store software from accessing a user's address book without their permis…
... about Apple's security and privacy policies on the iPhone. The ... and practices adequately protect consumer privacy. Apple's official response came ... -
Google reportedly prepping heads-up display Android eyeglasses for 2012 launch<br /> A new report claims Google is readying Android-based smart glasses with a heads-up display for release later this year.<br /> <br /> The New Y…
... the world by overlaying information. Privacy, however, is believed to be ... -
Special Report: Tim Cook addresses Apple shareholders with wit, passion and analytical focus<br /> Tim Cook met with shareholders for the first time following the passing of Apple's cofounder and former chief executive Steve Jobs, revealing …
... more than anyone in providing privacy and parental controls in its ... -
iOS Location authorization loophole gives apps access to iDevice photos<br /> Amidst a clash between social networking, advancing technology and privacy issues, a loophole has been discovered that allows any iOS app whic…
... social networking, advancing technology and privacy issues, a loophole has been ... efforts border on invasion of privacy. Earlier in February, the social ... -
Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Safari 5.2 gets a simplified user interface with new sharing feature<br /> Safari gets a minor overhaul in this summer's release of OS X Mountain Lion, offering a cleaner, smarter user interface with a unified search …
... such as Chrome, including new privacy and website alert features. The ... -
New low level JavaScript interpreter to boost WebKit performance more than 200%<br /> Apple's WebKit JavaScriptCore is now a "triple tier virtual machine," offering the potential for 2-2.5 times faster JavaScript perfo…
... and sharing enhancements and new privacy settings and website alert features ... -
Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Safari 5.2 offers to set up local Internet accounts<br /> When users log into web accounts (such as Google) in Safari and opt to save their account login, the browser will now offer to also configure …
... well as new password management, privacy settings and an alert feature ... -
Data stored in Apple's iCloud deemed 'safe' for most users<br /> Unless you're sharing or storing information of importance to national security, information saved on Apple's servers through iCloud should be…
... . But the company's own privacy policy plainly states that the ... -
Apple reportedly rejecting apps that access UDIDs<br /> As part of a more stringent ruleset regarding customer privacy, Apple has reportedly started rejecting apps which access UDIDs in a practice t…
... more stringent ruleset regarding customer privacy, Apple has reportedly started rejecting ... response to mounting concern over privacy issues from Congress and the ...
