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Boston Children's Hospital launches public fever study based on Apple's ResearchKitBoston Children's Hospital on Tuesday announced the launch of a new iPhone app and study project, Feverprints, based on Apple's open-source ResearchK…
... health-related topics. To improve privacy, data is being anonymized, and ... -
As FBI's iPhone exploit remains secret, Apple's security operation in transitionApple got more than it bargained for in its stand against government snooping. With the FBI keeping mum on methods used to extract data from an iPhon…
... for encryption, anonymity and other privacy issues. In addition, the product ... sometime last year. The personal privacy team was assigned to a ... -
Apple begins collecting ResearchKit data to further platform integrationIn a change to its data collection practices, Apple is now listing itself as a "secondary" researcher on two active ResearchKit studies, allowing the…
... veritable mobile laboratories. As for privacy, Apple's new data gathering ... -
Apple's ResearchKit incorporates more genetics through new 23andMe modulePrivate genetics firm 23andMe has released a new software module, allowing its genetics results to be incorporated into ResearchKit apps, Apple annou…
... to improve the platform. For privacy's sake, people must authorize ... -
Siri security flaw on iPhone 6s & 6s Plus grants access to Contacts and Photos without passcodeA newly discovered Siri search handling bug allows nefarious users to bypass passcode protected lock screens on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus handsets, grant…
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FBI lawyer refuses to say whether data extracted from San Bernardino iPhone is 'useful'After engaging Apple in a high-profile court battle to unlock a terror suspect's iPhone, the FBI remains mum as to whether or not data gleaned from t…
... Tuesday's International Association of Privacy Professionals conference in Washington, FBI ... -
FBI Director Comey calls 'emotion' surrounding Apple case unproductive, says encryption needs legisTwo weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigation withdrew its legal action against Apple, agency director James Comey on Tuesday said the difficul…
... national security policies with consumer privacy rights was the most onerous ... -
FBI reportedly paid 'gray-hat' hackers, not Cellebrite, for zero day exploit in San Bernardino iPhoIn the latest development of what appears to be a never-ending guessing game, a report on Tuesday claims FBI officials purchased a zero day exploit f…
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House Judiciary Committee votes unanimously to back law demanding warrants for old emailsThe U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 28 to 0 to approve the Email Privacy Act, a long-delayed bill that would make it tougher for la…
... 0 to approve the Email Privacy Act, a long-delayed ... update 1986's Electronic Communication Privacy Act, forcing federal agencies to ... fewer legal safeguards. The Email Privacy Act has the backing ... front in a conflict over privacy, security, and the limits ... -
How to install and run Mac apps that don't come from the Mac App StoreApple has introduced a number of features designed to protect users from malware in OS X, but these tools occasionally go too far when trying to save…
... System Preferences Open the "Security & Privacy" pane Select the "General" tab ...
