Watch Tim Cook’s full Brussels keynote blasting Big Tech’s abuse of user privacy

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 25, 2018

Wednesday, Tim Cook gave an incredibly passionate keynote address at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels that took us by surprise. In it, the CEO of Apple vehemently defended privacy as a fundamental human right, called for a comprehensive federal privacy law in the US, warned about the dangers of AI and blasted Silicon Valley technology companies for their sweeping abuse of user privacy.

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Facebook’s former security chief criticizes Tim Cook’s comments on privacy

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 24, 2018

Facebook’s former chief security officer is calling out Tim Cook for his recent speech about privacy and what he calls the steady rise of the “data industrial complex.” While Alex Stamos says he mostly agrees with what the Apple CEO said during his Wednesday speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, he suggests Cooks is perhaps being hypocritical because of his company's dealings with China.

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With iOS 12, GrayKey can no longer break iPhone passcodes

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 24, 2018

It looks like Apple might have finally gained the upper hand in its long-running battle with Atlanta, Georgia-based GrayShift, at least for now. Forbes reports the company's passcode hacking technology known as GrayKey doesn't work on devices with iOS 12 or later installed. Instead, members of the forensics community say the technology can only do a "partial extraction" on these devices. 

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Your favorite websites could soon support Mojave Dark Mode

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 24, 2018
MacOS Mojave Dark Mode

Dark Mode is fast becoming one of the most popular features of macOS Mojave. Now that feature is being introduced on Safari. In the latest Safari Technology Preview update, there's code that lets site developers know whether a reader is using a Mac with Dark Mode. In doing so, they can have the site match the darker color scheme automatically. 

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