Apple continues to roll out new features promised for inclusion in iOS 15, with the first iOS 15.2 beta version issued on Wednesday delivering a more robust app privacy tool and hinting at future implementation of an upcoming child safety feature.
Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi is scheduled to present a keynote presentation at this year's Web Summit, which will be held in November in Lisbon, Portugal.
As the social media sector bemoans Apple's recently enacted iOS privacy protections, Twitter on Tuesday said the changes that require users to opt in to ad tracking had a lower than expected impact on ad revenue.
Facebook on Monday reported hefty third quarter profits despite dire warnings that the bottom of its advertising business would fall out due to newly implemented iOS privacy features.
Google worked with Facebook to work around Apple's privacy tools in Safari to continue tracking end users, an update to an antitrust lawsuit claims, with the search company also doing what it could to slow down other regulatory initiatives surrounding privacy.
Stock prices of Facebook, Twitter and other companies reliant on digital ad revenue fell on word that Snap's revenue was negatively impacted by new iOS privacy features.
Snapchat parent company Snap saw its stock price fall precipitously on Thursday after reporting less than stellar earnings, results blamed in part on Apple's new privacy policies.
New Chinese regulations that would require Apple to store more user data locally in the country will soon put the company in a tough spot as it navigates competing interests.
Apple's in-house advertising arm, Search Ads, appears to be benefiting from Apple's privacy push in 2021, with the business growing in market share at a time when rival advertising firms are having trouble targeting advertising at potential customers.
Apple investor Christian Brothers Investment Services is pressing the company to do more to combat the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), with a specific eye on videos.
Facebook has admitted that it underreported certain ad performance metrics on iPhone, indicating that Apple's iOS 14 privacy changes are having the intended effect on throttling data harvesting.
Following leaks about his all-hands Apple meeting about pay equity, Tim Cook has told staff that the company does not "tolerate disclosures of confidential information."
After being named one of the "titans" in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2021, Apple CEO Tim Cook talked to the publication about the environment, privacy, and his excitement of AR and AI.
Researchers discovered an unsecured GetHealth database with over 61 million fitness records in plain text, most detailing Fitbit and Apple HealthKit users.
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has been criticized for not resolving the vast majority of privacy complaints against Apple and other tech companies, delaying rulings in other European Union countries.
Priti Patel, Home Secretary of the UK, penned an op-ed this week highlighting a need for enhanced child protection online, and in doing so lauded Apple's now-postponed CSAM monitoring plans.
The Apple TV and Apple TV+ provided the best privacy among streaming hardware and services, though some of its policies aren't entirely transparent, according to a new report.
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) purchased access to NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in 2019 after internal efforts to create similar iOS and Android surveillance tools failed.
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp regularly boasts of using end-to-end encryption and keeping communications between users private, but a report alleges that some monitoring of messages does take place, and that Mark Zuckerberg may not have told the truth to the U.S. Senate.
Your iPhone is keeping track of places you regularly visit, a feature of iOS that can cause some to worry about their privacy. Here's how to wipe Significant Locations on iPhone and iPad.
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