January 21, 2019

Tim Cook demands a way for users to delete their personal data

The Apple CEO wants the FTC to set up a data-broker clearinghouse so people can see the data that companies have collected on them.

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October 26, 2018

Former Facebook security chief calls out Apple for privacy hypocrisy

Tim Cook's warnings about an "industrial data complex" have been met with accusations of hypocrisy from Facebook's former security supremo.

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January 24, 2018

Apple’s Tim Cook doesn’t want his nephew on social media

Apple's CEO is the latest of a string of high-tech bigwigs to confess to holding social media at arm's length.

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February 13, 2017

News in brief: Cook hits out at ‘fake news’; Trump under fire; flying cars on the runway

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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June 14, 2016

Apple promises “differential privacy” at Worldwide Developers Conference

At its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) yesterday, Apple unveiled iOS 10, macOS, and "differential privacy."

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March 30, 2016

How is Apple doing in its fight for #nobackdoors?

The court of public opinion doesn't seem to have decided who to support yet. How would you argue the case for or against?

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March 22, 2016

FBI might have a way to unlock shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help

The government asked a judge to delay deciding whether Apple must build an iPhone backdoor while the FBI tests its own backdoor.

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March 02, 2016

Apple and FBI testify in hearing on locked iPhone: What we learned

Apple and the FBI squared off in a hearing about whether the government can legally compel Apple to unlock an iPhone at the request of law enforcement.

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February 26, 2016

Apple responds in iPhone unlocking case: US seeks “dangerous” powers

Apple says the US government's request for a backdoor to the iPhone is a dangerous overreach of its constitutional powers.

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