iCloud email goes down for some users in an Easter Sunday outage

Apple users encountered issues accessing iCloud, in what was a rare Sunday outage for the company's email, cloud storage, and associated services.

Malcolm Owen 1 month ago 2

Hide My Email is great for battling surveillance capitalism, not the FBI

Apple's Hide My Email service lets users generate anonymous, randomized email addresses to help avoid spam, but it isn't going to protect you from subpoenas — especially if you threaten the FBI directly.

Wesley Hilliard 2 months ago 1

How to backup your iPhone or iPad

It's not enough to just let your iPhone back up to iCloud, not when you need to be sure you won't lose anything important. Here are your options for backing up iOS devices.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 0

West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud child porn hosting

West Virginia's attorney general believes iCloud is the greatest platform ever made to distribute child porn, and is the first government to sue Apple after a previous class action failed.

Oliver Haslam 3 months ago 11

Find My outage & iCloud issues hit users once again Tuesday evening

Users may be encountered issues with iCloud services, Photos sync, or an outright outage with Find My on Tuesday, now resolved.

Wesley Hilliard 3 months ago 1

Hackers posed as law enforcement to gain private Apple Account data

Malicious actors are using increasingly sophisticated methods to get users' account data from many companies, including Apple, with a new report detailing the use of fake law enforcement emails for doxxing.

Marko Zivkovic 5 months ago 4

Apple TV outage hits launch of Vince Gilligan's 'Pluribus'

The premiere of Vince Gilligan's drama "Pluribus" on Apple TV on Thursday was unfortunately hit by an outage of Apple's servers, shortly after the first two episodes debuted.

Malcolm Owen 6 months ago 4

How iCloud backups helped expose a mob and NBA poker cheating scandal

Digital evidence stored in iCloud played a key role in exposing a multistate poker-rigging scheme tied to organized crime and NBA players. Here's how, and what evidence was uncovered.

Amber Neely 7 months ago 31

UK government again trying to get backdoor access to Apple's user data

The UK government is continuing its bid to access Apple's user data, this time with a demand to routinely access iCloud backups of its citizenry.

Malcolm Owen 8 months ago 7

iCloud support culled for iOS 10, macOS Sierra users

Owners of iPhones running on iOS 10 or Macs stlll running macOS Sierra will not be able to access iCloud, with Apple pulling support for the older operating systems as it releases its newest operating systems.

Malcolm Owen 8 months ago 4

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 said to be working on Ring-like doorbell camera and smart cameras

Apple is reportedly gearing up for a major push into the smart home market, potentially adding a Ring-like doorbell paired with a smart lock and a smart camera system to a larger suite of connected devices.

Amber Neely 9 months ago 12

Late-night iCloud outage stopped users from accessing files for hours

A late-night, multi-hour outage affecting Apple's iCloud servers caused issues for iPhone and Mac users trying to access their data late on Friday.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 2

How to stop iCloud junk mail notifications from cluttering iOS 18

Getting inundated with iCloud junk mail notifications is frustrating, but iOS lets you keep them contained to the Mail app. However, you won't find the option in the notifications section.

Andrew Orr 9 months ago 4

iCloud lawsuit fails over misunderstanding of storage tiers

A woman took Apple to court for giving her 200 GB of iCloud storage instead of the 205 GB she expected — and lost.

Andrew Orr 10 months ago 15

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