Apple's billions, Facebook whining, and MagSafe warnings - Apple's January 2021 in review

Apple revealed just how much money we've paid it, plus it got into a spat with Facebook, and it stepped up its fitness workouts.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

What to do before selling, trading or giving away your iPhone or iPad

You want someone to get a fresh iPhone or iPad, but you also want to be sure no one gets your data with it. Here's how to make trading in, giving, or selling your iOS device painless for everyone.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

DuckDuckGo working on a standalone web browser for Mac & Windows

DuckDuckGo is working on a standalone desktop browser with "robust privacy protection" that will be available for the Mac and PC platforms.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 15

Snap, Facebook using loopholes to bypass App Tracking Transparency

A new report is bringing to light additional details on how platforms like Facebook and Snap are working around Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature to collect data.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 13

Apple's privacy rules can't stop wireless carriers from tracking users

It's not possible to prevent your carrier tracking you, not if you want your iPhone to work. But you may be able to limit what the company does with that data.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 8

Apple reportedly allowing 'looser' adherence to ad privacy rules & requirements

Certain big tech app developers are claiming that they are still able to derive "user-level" details, leading to a report that claims that Apple must not be enforcing App Tracking Transparency fully.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

Tile buyer Life360 reportedly sells precise user location data to nearly anyone

Tile purchaser Life360, which calls itself a "family safety platform," has been selling precise location data on its millions of users, a new report alleges.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 19

NSO Group spyware used in hacks targeting U.S. State Department officials

The iPhones of at least nine employees of the U.S. Department of State were hacked using the spyware developed by Israeli-based surveillance technology company NSO Group.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 20

These great privacy & security apps can help keep your Mac safe

Your Mac is already pretty secure with baked-in protections, but there are a handful of privacy and security apps that you should consider adding to your digital defense toolbox.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 0

Mail Privacy Protection doesn't work on the Apple Watch

Apple's Mail Privacy Protection feature doesn't work on the Apple Watch, it is alleged, as while the tracking-prevention system works fine in iOS 15, it doesn't seem to function within watchOS.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 4

Snap sued for misrepresenting impact of Apple privacy changes

Snap sued for misrepresenting impact of Apple privacy changes

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 11

Latest Apple data shows a global drop in law enforcement info requests

Apple's latest Transparency Report, which provides data on how many government or private requests for data, app removals, or account preservations have been made, shows a worldwide decline in late 2020 versus the first half of the year.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 6

Peloton latest to blame Apple for financial woes

Fitness firm Peloton sees COVID sales boom end, blames Apple's iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency privacy feature for hurting sales.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 16

Meta to continue use of facial recognition technology

Facebook this week announced that it will no longer deploy facial recognition technologies on its platform, but the social network's parent company, Meta, said that the commitment does not apply to its metaverse products

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 15

Side-loading is a gold rush for cybercriminals, says Craig Federighi

Craig Federighi, Apple's Software Engineering chief, gave a keynote focused on the dangers of forcing Apple to allow side-loading on iPhone at the Web Summit 2021 conference.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 31

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