In a speech at a privacy conference in Europe, Apple CEO Tim Cook went after companies he says are hoarding personal data for financial gain. Calling it the “data industrial complex,” he suggests new privacy laws are needed, especially in the United States.
Notarization is an optional step in the app development process, but macOS's Gatekeeper will soon require that any signed apps distributed outside Mac App Store be notarized by Apple.
macOS Mojave has several features that tighten security, including an improved Gatekeeper feature that enforces code signing and verifies downloaded apps before allowing them to run. Today, Apple issued a reminder to developers to get their Mac software notarized so customers have increased confidence that it's not known malware.
Apple today unexpectedly issued an apology to its customers in the 1.33 billion people market of China who became victims of the scams where nefarious users hacked into some Apple ID accounts that weren't protected with Apple's secure two-factor authentication system.
If you’re like most people, then your privacy is important to you. Fortunately, a new jailbreak tweak called PrivaSee by iOS developer smokin1337 can augment your iPhone’s privacy features with an elegant blur effect that can only be dismissed with the help of biometric authentication.
PrivaSee does a variety of things to help improve your privacy throughout your daily workflow. Not only can it lock other people out of apps on your device, but it can protect the contents of incoming notification banners until you’ve authenticated yourself with Face ID or Touch ID.
It's the end of the line for the heavily-maligned Google+ service for consumers. The move to close the site comes after Google was forced to come clean about a three-year-old data breach that exposed private data for tens of thousands of users on the social network.
A suspect in the United States was forced by law enforcement officials to unlock his iPhone with Face ID. The case is likely to start a long round of legal filings to determine whether this is constitutional, according to Forbes.
Following a Gizmodo report this week alleging Facebook is giving advertisers access to your shadow contact information, the firm's confirmed that it's been using the phone number registered with their two-factor authentication (2FA) system in order to target you with ads.
A flaw in Apple's Device Enrollment Program (DEP) allows an attacker to exploit private information on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices used by schools and businesses and obtain private details such as an organization's address, phone number and email addresses.
Recently, Apple internally documented a brand-new data recovery process for salvaging data on Macs that utilize its secure T2 chip when the logic board is partially functional or broken.
Macs come with a Guest Mode right from the factory, but the iPhone and iPad do not. This becomes an issue when you’re asked to share your device with friends and family, as it puts your own privacy at risk.
But all these concerns stop a new jailbreak tweak called LendMyPhone by iOS developer Luke Muris, which brings a well-planned Guest Mode to jailbroken handsets.
Microsoft today launched its popular Authenticator iOS app on Apple Watch. It permits owners of Apple's wearable device to approve log-in requests securely for Microsoft websites and services, no phone required.