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Tag Archives: Apple
Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes
Apple thinks it’s come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) one-time codes less susceptible to phishing attacks.
Apple patches critical bugs on iPhone and Mac – update now!
Get them now before the crooks figure out what to do with the holes.
Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system
Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including – ironically – being tracked.
Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan
Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.
China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report
Most of the US and China’s requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.
Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.
Apple says no to unlocking shooter’s phone; AG and Trump lash back
Attorney General Barr and President Trump are demanding Apple unlock the mass shooter’s iPhone. Apple replies: You can’t break just 1 phone.
Apple’s scanning iCloud photos for child abuse images
It isn’t new, all the tech giants do it, and your privacy’s intact – unless you’re dealing in illegal imagery with telltale hashing.
FBI asks Apple to help it unlock iPhones of naval base shooter
This could signal a renewed war between Apple and law enforcement over breaking encryption.