Feds call Anthropic supply-chain risk, tech companies aren't happy about it

A group that includes Apple, Google, and others has sent a letter to the US Department of Defense concerning Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation, clearly concerned about how that might affect future tech contracts.

Wesley Hilliard 3 months ago 16

Government overreach must be fought said Apple, ten years ago today

On February 16, 2016, Apple published a statement it knew would be criticized, and laid out the reasons it would not bow to unfair government pressure. We're apparently in a very different world today.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 3 months ago 11

Ring killing Flock deal exposes the trust problem in AI-powered home security

Ring's now-canceled partnership with Flock Safety suggests the company may have finally found the limits of how far consumers will tolerate AI-driven surveillance in their own neighborhoods.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 5

India wants iOS source code, and they're not going to get it

India is yet again attempting to bully Apple by demanding access to iOS source code. It's not going to work.

Malcolm Owen 5 months ago 16

New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety

Apple is introducing alternative app stores and payment options in Japan to comply with a new competition law, while maintaining that platform-level security and child safety controls remain in place.

Andrew Orr 5 months ago 0

Apple will supply senior managers to advise feds on new US Tech Force

In order to correct for the overambitious firings of so many federal technologists, the Trump administration has announced a new initiative called the "Tech Force," and is calling on Silicon Valley to staff it.

Wesley Hilliard 6 months ago 16

Apple CEO Tim Cook lobbies lawmakers ahead of online child safety law debate

Apple CEO Tim Cook has met up with U.S. lawmakers to lobby against sections of an online child safety bill, which would affect the way the App Store deals with ages.

Malcolm Owen 6 months ago 6

Apple's removal of ICEBlock sees repeated protests at Portland Pioneer Place store

Protests outside of an Apple Store in Portland, Oregon continue in retaliation to ICEBlock being removed, as protestors show up in Santa suits to demand the app's return and Apple stand up to authoritarianism.

Wesley Hilliard 6 months ago 12

The US government really doesn't want more ICEBlock apps in the App Store

Lawmakers in the United States are continuing to apply pressure on Apple to keep more ICEBlock-style apps from appearing in the App Store.

Malcolm Owen 6 months ago 9

Public anxiety about Apple's Digital ID greatly overstates actual risks

Fears about Apple's Digital ID are afraid of a boogeyman that the iPhone can't unleash, and concerns about governmental tracking or over-reach because of it are best pointed at other avenues that actually exist.

Andrew Orr 6 months ago 20

Google & Facebook like California's new age check law, but Apple hates it

California's new online safety law requires device-makers like Apple and Google to collect user ages and share that data with apps to help protect kids online. Google and Facebook are happy, Hollywood and Apple are not.

Andrew Orr 8 months ago 13

Ex-execs slam Tim Cook for eroding Apple's moral authority after ICEBlock pull

Apple's decision to comply with an order to remove ICEBlock from the App Store goes against its previous stance to stand for the rights of its users, former Apple employees have declared.

Malcolm Owen 8 months ago 19

US shutdown gives Apple a breather in its DoJ antitrust suit

Apple has been given a brief reprieve from the Department of Justice's antitrust suit, with the court confirming that discovery in the lawsuit has been temporarily paused due to the shutdown of the U.S. Government.

Malcolm Owen 8 months ago 9

FTC draws hard line on foreign-driven censorship & data demands for Big Tech

Fresh off the UK's retreat from its iCloud surveillance demand, the FTC is telling US big tech that data security isn't up for negotiation.

Andrew Orr 9 months ago 6

Apple's free cash flow could surge under new IRS rules

A new U.S. tax law could give Apple a multibillion-dollar lift in free cash flow, with the effects possibly starting soon.

Andrew Orr 10 months ago 0

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