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CIA has waged 'secret campaign' to crack Apple's iOS security - reportClassified documents released by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that the Central Intelligence Agency has been engaged in a multi-year coordinate…
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Finalized Apple Watch iOS app settings, dark theme shown in new screensUsers cannot yet dig into the settings of the Apple Watch companion app that debuted in iOS 8.2, but one developer has cracked open the software to r…
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China backs off legal push that would force foreign tech companies to hand over encryption keysChina's central government has reportedly halted the advance of proposed antiterror legislation that would have forced technology companies doing bus…
... any attempts to violate the privacy of Apple's customers. While ... to protect the right of privacy, we risk something far more ... our way of life." Personal privacy is especially important "in a ... -
Who's afraid of the Apple Watch?Apple Watch has incited more mocking disbelief, concerned handwringing and passionate prognostications of doom--for Apple, for its buyers, for societ…
... , at the notions of individual privacy, and claims an edge in ... behalf as it tramples users' privacy, churns out failed, charmless and ... -
Apple debuts programatic iAd buys on iTunes Radio, 'Customer Match' demographic targetingApple on Thursday officially started accepting programatic, or automated, iAd buys for iTunes Radio and rolled out a new user targeting feature calle…
... iAd Workbench. Apple is making privacy a priority with Customer Match ... vocal advocate of consumer data privacy and has repeatedly said his ... -
Insiders detail beginnings of Apple's ResearchKit health data frameworkAfter a surprise debut earlier in March, Apple's open source ResearchKit framework is being hailed by some as the future of distributed medical resea…
... it came down to patient privacy. Other tech companies "make their ... -
Google News buries news of Google's FTC investigation under Daniel Lyons fluff [updated with responsAfter the embarrassing leak of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation that described how Google shifted around its search results to harm comp…
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Apple location sharing patent could bring path tracking to Find My FriendsApple's current Find My Friends app lets iPhone and iPad users spot acquaintances on a map, but an invention detailed on Tuesday takes things to a wh…
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Apple, U.S. tech giants call for government spying reform in open letter to CongressA number of powerful tech companies sent an open letter to Congress, President Barack Obama and other government agencies on Wednesday, arguing for d…
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Google loses UK appeal in Safari cookie tracking case, could face trialThe U.K.'s Court of Appeal has denied Google's request to block lawsuits from British consumers over the search giant's disregard for Safari privacy …
... giant's disregard for Safari privacy restrictions designed to prevent advertisers ... intentionally bypassed Safari's default privacy settings, which restrict websites from ... -
Apple's resistance to hiring felons for Campus 2 construction is unusual, but not unprecedentedApple has found itself in the midst of an unexpected controversy this week after it was revealed that the iPhone maker bars laborers with recent felo…
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Advocacy groups ask FTC to investigate YouTube Kids app for targeting children with adsConsumer and child advocacy groups, such as the Center for Digital Democracy, today asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Go…
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Future iPhones might automatically broadcast IM-style operating status data to contactsiPhone owners may soon have an easier way to determine whether a friend is available to take a call, as a new Apple patent describes a system in whic…
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'Unwavering' Apple CEO Tim Cook makes Time's 100 Most Influential People listOn Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook once again secured a position on <em>Time</em> magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People, and was pra…
... is "unwavering" in supporting personal privacy, while also actively advocating for ... . Apple has taken flak for privacy and LGBT issues in some ... -
How to manage notification alerts on your new Apple WatchManaging and customizing notifications is key to having a great experience with the Apple Watch. By default, many of your apps will mirror the notifi…
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DOJ to review secret cell phone tracking programs, reveal information on usageThe United States Department of Justice has reportedly decided that the use of controversial cell phone tracking devices --?widely known as "stingray…
... . Their widespread use has angered privacy advocates, who argue that the ... . In addition to legal and privacy concerns, stingrays can affect the ... -
Appeals court deals blow to NSA bulk data program, but collection continuesThe National Security Agency's controversial metadata collection program --?which indiscriminately siphons up billions of phone records -- was not au…
... address questions of constitutionality or privacy, and left the door open ... -
iPhone is best because Clean Master android app stealing my data<p>I not only stopped using clean master but also stopped using android smartphone. question is Why? and answer is very simple Privacy and privacy me…
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National Security Agency's bulk phone metadata collection program to sunset on June 1The Obama administration has decided not to ask a secret court for a 90-day extension of Section 215 in the Patriot Act, effectively putting end to t…
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Path sells off core social apps, kills off Talk Places messaging featureSocial network Path on Friday announced the sale of its two flagship mobile apps, Path and Path Talk, to South Korean messaging company Daum Kakao --…
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Apple's Cook speaks out against public, private data harvesting policiesAt the Electronic Privacy Information Center's Champions of Freedom event on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered an impassioned speech about public …
... , emphasizing consumers need data privacy, strong security and the ... to make tradeoffs between privacy and security," Cook said. " ... a fundamental right to privacy. The American people demands ... the need for consumer privacy and adequate data encryption ... -
WWDC 2015 guaranteed to highlight growing gap between Apple and GoogleWhile tech pundits have long insisted that Apple and Google are growing more alike as rivals in smartphone and tablet computing, this week's WWDC sho…
... from future privacy misrepresentations, requires it to implement a comprehensive privacy program, and calls for regular, independent privacy audits for ... regulators seeking to curtail its privacy-violating behaviors and its ... -
Apple unveils iOS 9 with smarter Siri, public transit in Maps, iPad split-screen multitaskingApple's next-generation mobile operating system, iOS 9, will focus on enhanced system intelligence, numerous improvements to built-in apps, new iPad-…
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Apple again warns White House against policies fostering weak encryptionIn a letter delivered to President Barack Obama on Monday, two trade groups comprised of some of the largest tech companies in the U.S. asked the Whi…
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Apple confirms vans are for mapping data, reveals future locations they will be drivingApple has officially brought to an end the speculation surrounding its formerly secretive mapping vans, revealing that the vehicles are collecting da…
... updates, and also emphasizing both privacy and transparency with a list ... has placed an emphasis on privacy, ensuring users that it will ... -
Apple enables third-party content blockers for Safari in iOS 9Developers building apps for iOS 9 have access to an API that can block content like images, tracking cookies, and pop-up ads in Safari, potentially …
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Apple's Siri, Spotlight extend Google-like search inside iOS 9 apps, without tracking usersThe biggest announcement at WWDC--with the most relevance to developers and end users--appears to be new Apple's Siri and Spotlight search services t…
... personal data Google's privacy policy states, "We collect ... require a surrendering of privacy Given the frequent and ... privacy doesn't matter, when the overt lack of privacy on Android increasingly offers few unique advantages over the enhanced privacy ... -
Apple CEO Tim Cook celebrates Supreme Court decision on gay marriage with quote from Steve JobsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of marriage equality in all 50 states, and Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook praised the landmark decisi…
... , as he cherishes his personal privacy. But last year, he came ... -
Apple searching for new public policy director to influence governmentApple is searching for a new director of public policy as it looks to both influence and react to government policies and regulations worldwide, acco…
... policy discussions" on matters like privacy, the environment, and intellectual property ... -
US law enforcement officials to argue for encryption backdoors before CongressLater on Wednesday, two key U.S. law enforcement officials will testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to argue in support of backdoors i…
... is no absolute right to privacy, since it must be weighed ... among them, have contended that privacy is essential and that any ... a speech at the Electronic Privacy Information Center's Champions of ... have a "fundamental right to privacy," which is demanded not only ...
