Apple pushes pop up for Personalized Ads in its apps on iOS 15

Apple has launched a new pop-up in iOS 15 to allow users to turn on or off personalized ads within the App Store and other Apple apps.

Daniel Hipskind 4 years ago 17

T-Mobile CEO 'sorry' for data breach that affected 54 million users

CEO Mike Sievert has issued a public apology for T-Mobile's failure to prevent the cyberattack that saw personal details of more than 50 million people stolen.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 13

What are the iOS permissions that your favorite apps don't need? Jamf knows.

Jamf has published a report on the most common types of permissions that popular #iOS apps on the App Store — and its recommendations on which ones to avoid.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 5

Apple App Store loopholes endanger children, claims watchdog

A non-profit watchdog organization claims that Apple isn't doing enough to protect children from adult content in the App Store, and also refuses to accept responsibility for the failures.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 6

Man pleads guilty to stealing naked photos from iCloud accounts

A man in Los Angeles County stole more than 620,000 photographs and videos from thousands of iCloud accounts with the intent to steal nudes — some of which ultimately ended up on porn websites.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 15

Bill Maher declares Apple CSAM tools a 'blatant constitutional breach'

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher has waded into the debate over Apple's CSAM tools, declaring them a "blatant constitutional breach" against its users.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 106

Researchers who built rudimentary CSAM system say Apple's is a danger

A pair of Princeton researchers claim that Apple's CSAM detection system is dangerous because they explored and warned against similar technology, but the two systems are far from identical.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 46

China passes the world's strictest user data protection law

China has passed one of the most restrictive data protection laws in the world, tightening control over how personal information is collected and used by companies in the country.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 18

T-Mobile says 5.3M more customers affected by breach, IMEI data stolen

T-Mobile has confirmed that a massive data breach affecting both current and former customers is now worse than it originally reported.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 9

Apple exec said iCloud was the 'greatest platform' for CSAM distribution

Apple's introduction of CSAM tools may be due to its high level of privacy, with messages submitted during the Epic Games App Store trial revealing Apple's anti-fraud chief thought its services was the "greatest platform for distributing" the material.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 8

Tech industry needs to rebuild user trust after privacy losses, says Tim Cook

Tech companies have eroded the trust of users in the industry, believes Apple CEO Tim Cook, with privacy becoming collateral damage from features in products that aren't thought through carefully enough.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 34

Civil rights groups worldwide ask Apple to drop CSAM plans

More than 80 civil rights groups have sent an open letter to Apple, asking the company to abandon its child safety plans in Messages and Photos, fearing expansion of the technology by governments.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 48

T-Mobile data breach hit 47.8 million accounts, most not current customers

Of the total 47.8 million people whose data was stolen in the T-Mobile server attack, more than 40 million of them are former and prospective T-Mobile customers — and the company claims no financial information was compromised.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 9

Corellium launches initiative to help analyze Apple's CSAM claims

Corellium, an iOS virtualization firm that was recently sued by Apple, has announced a new initiative meant to foster independent security research — and the first project is inspired by Apple's CSAM scanning project.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 7

German journalism association stokes fear over Apple CSAM initiative

A German journalist's union has demanded that the European Commission step in over Apple's CSAM tools, believing that the system will be used to harvest contact information and perform other intrusions.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 33

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