WhatsApp plans to support Apple in its ongoing legal battle with the UK Home Office over user data privacy, the messaging platform’s boss Will Cathcart has told the BBC. The Meta-owned service warned that the case “could set a dangerous precedent” by encouraging other governments to demand access to encrypted communications. Apple launched legal action […]
Read MoreThe Apple TV is much more private than competing streaming hardware, offering users a rare refuge from the pervasive tracking that defines most smart TV experiences, according to a comprehensive analysis by ArsTechnica. The main difference is said to be Apple’s approach to automatic content recognition (ACR), the invasive tracking technology that monitors viewing habits […]
Read MoreApple has filed a legal appeal against a UK government order requiring the company to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) confirmed on Monday (via Reuters). The high-profile challenge follows reports earlier this year that the UK used its Investigatory Powers Act to demand secret access […]
Read MoreMembers of key congressional oversight committees have called on the United States’ new top intelligence director to pressure the United Kingdom to withdraw its controversial demand for Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted user data stored in iCloud, according to The Washington Post. Last week The Post revealed that a secret UK order, issued […]
Read MoreApple today reiterated its commitment to Siri privacy, making it clear that Siri data has never been used to build marketing profiles, nor has any Siri information been made available to advertisers or sold for any purpose. Apple’s newsroom post comes after it settled a class action lawsuit related to Siri for $95 million. Plaintiffs […]
Read MoreApple today shared a new privacy-focused Safari ad, which is designed to highlight the ways that Safari protects user privacy compared to other browsers. [embedded content] In the spot, security cameras are positioned as pesky birds and bats, hovering around smartphone users as they browse the web. The cameras are everywhere, representing website trackers. Much […]
Read MoreFollowing the launch of the Vision Pro, Apple has shared a new document outlining various privacy and security measures for the headset. An overview of some of the Vision Pro’s privacy policies, according to Apple: Where you look before you interact with content is not shared with Apple or the apps you are using, and […]
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