FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go too far with default encryption settings on mobile devices, including the iPhone 6 and Nexus 6 running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Does the FBI really have a legal right to exploit encryption backdoors to pursue suspects?
Tag Archives: iPhone 6
SSCC 167 – Avoiding the shock of Shellshock (and more!) [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly Chet Chat podcast! Shellshock leads the list, of course, but Snapchat, cybersecurity awareness and the iPhone 6 all get a look in too…
US Attorney General urges tech companies to leave back doors open on gadgets for police
Don’t lock police out of popular consumer gadgets, lest law enforcement’s efforts to nab kidnappers or child predators be stymied, the US AG said, becoming the latest of a string of government officials to speak out since Google and Apple announced they were changing encryption on their mobile operating systems.
Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 update, tells users to roll back to iOS 8
Apple’s telling users to ditch the update after it knocked out cellular service and disabled Touch ID for iPhones, on top of a list of other glitches – stalling, crashing and more. 
No, ‘Apple Wave’ does not let you charge your iPhones in the microwave
No, new features in iOS 8 do *not* include “Apple Wave” wireless microwave frequency charging, regardless of what 4chan tells you. Remember: Don’t let Apple-new-release fever fog your brain, and do NOT believe everything you read on the intertubes!
Facebook iPhone 6 scams – how NOT to get sucked in
We “do the math” to help you explain to your friends and family why they are NOT getting a free iPhone 6 for clicking Like!