Facebook launches redesigned iOS app, promises Messenger for macOS & more
Facebook announced a bevy of changes during its F8 conference keynote on Tuesday, among them a redesigned iOS app and Messenger for macOS.
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privacy
Roger Fingas
An unsecured database on Microsoft servers holds information on over 80 million households
Security researchers have reportedly uncovered an unsecured database containing the details of over 80 million U.S. households, including names and addresses.
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Apple says it removed parental control apps because they posed privacy risk
Apple on Sunday issued a formal response to a New York Times report that implied the company removed a number of parental control apps from the App Store to quash competition, saying the titles in question posed a threat to user security.
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Mikey Campbell
Sealed iPhone loaded with data likely just a demo unit sold in error
A man reportedly bought what was packaged as a new iPhone, only to find what appears to be personal data from a previous owner — but there are hints that it may be a demo unit, resold by a third-party vendor.
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NSA recommends White House end phone metadata collection program
The U.S. National Security Agency is recommending that the White House not push to renew a controversial metadata collection program, originally exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013.
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Expecting to pay up to $5B for Cambridge Analytica, Facebook sets aside $3B for FTC fines
Facebook is preparing to pay a record-setting fine to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations following the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, as the social network is earmarking $3 billion to go towards its expenses and a potential $5 billion fine, depending on how it negotiates with the regulator.
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Malcolm Owen
Alexa voice recognition audit teams had access to customers' location data
More allegations about how owners of the Amazon Echo smart speaker range are having their privacy infringed by the retailer have surfaced, with the latest claim involving an internal team of Alexa auditors having access to customer data that can reveal their home address.
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Tim Cook wanted Apple to fight US DOJ in court over encryption
Speaking at Time Magazine's first-ever Time 100 Summit on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed a variety of topics, most notably saying he wished the company's encryption battle with the U.S. Department of Justice had gone to court.
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Facebook admits millions of Instagram accounts affected by unencrypted password storage blunder
Facebook has admitted its major security breach from March where the social network stored "hundreds of millions" of plain-text passwords on internal servers was worse than first thought for users of Instagram, advising it may have affected millions of accounts on the image-sharing service and not the "tens of thousands" it initially reported.
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William Gallagher
Mike Wuerthele
