Two of the city's top law enforcers blasted
Apple over its privacy stance Thursday, saying scores of criminal investigations — including one into the shooting of two cops — have been stymied because officials can't unlock seized iPhones and iPads.
Two of the city's top law enforcers blasted
Apple over its privacy stance Thursday, saying scores of criminal investigations — including one into the shooting of two cops — have...
Not exact matches
The hearing, set for Tuesday, is the latest development in a showdown between
Apple and the U.S. government that has become a lightning rod in the national debate
over digital
privacy and what kind of data on phones and personal devices should be accessible by law enforcement.
Apple (aapl), for one, has planted a flag in the ground firmly in favor of
privacy by default, as demonstrated in their recent battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
over unlocking an iPhone used by a terrorist.
Facebook, Alphabet's Google,
Apple and other major technology firms are largely absent from a debate
over the renewal of a broad U.S. internet surveillance law, weakening prospects for
privacy reforms that would further protect customer data, according to sources familiar with the matter.
In Brussels, he talks to E.U. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who is bringing the likes of
Apple and Facebook to heel
over tax avoidance and
privacy violations.
Data storage and
privacy laws The EU has repeatedly fined Facebook
over data - related
privacy violations (including a $ 122 million levy in May), while
Apple in July installed its first servers in China to comply with rules requiring local data storage.
Taking place in a California federal court, the case pits
Apple against the U.S. government
over control of the iPhone, with terrorism and
privacy as the backdrop.
Privacy advocates and some users criticized the move, which came to light on Thursday as
Apple Inc. was waging an legal battle
over unlocking an iPhone.
Critics of
Apple's approach say its emphasis on customer
privacy and local device computing
over cloud computing hampers its ability to keep up.
And there is only a temporary hiatus in the battles between the FBI and
Apple over security and
privacy.
US technology giant
Apple Inc and India's telecoms regulator are at loggerheads
over the development of a government anti-spam mobile application, with user
privacy at the heart of a deepening rift between the two sides.
Yet recent scandals
over privacy are causing a growing number of people to realize what
Apple CEO Tim Cook once said best: «when an online service is free, you're not the customer... you're the product».
Amid the fallout
over Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s
privacy concerns, investors may pay special attention to «
privacy safe havens»
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), said Loup Venture's Gene Munster.
See:
Apple sued
over privacy in iPhone, iPad apps
Apple — CNET News.
For example, with the advent of services such as Facebook and
Apple's iCloud and the movement of our social lives online, our most personal forms of information —
over which we have some of the highest expectations of
privacy — are now commonly held by third parties, outside our direct control.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is applauded all
over the world for being a fierce advocate of
privacy and security.
«
Apple believes
privacy is a fundamental human right,» the company will tell every user the first time they turn on their devices after the update, «so every
Apple product is designed to minimise the collection and use of your data, use on - device processing whenever possible, and provide transparency and control
over your information».
On November 2, a number of
privacy advocates expressed concern
over Apple's allowance of third - party companies using data sourced from the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera.
While HomeKit accessories and the ecosystem in general has grown and improved a lot from the early days in 2013, it still lacks support from many third - parties, especially in home appliances department mainly due to
Apple's strict control
over partner accessories due to security and
privacy requirements (although that is said to become easier with software authentication coming in iOS 11.3).
The specter of
privacy concerns has, of course, been a hot button topic for
Apple over the decades, particularly as devices and apps demand more and more of our personal information.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has approved of the idea of Silicon Valley tech firms facing more
privacy regulations in the wake of Facebook's controversy
over Cambridge Analytica.
Apple has clearly spotted what it feels is growing appetite for web users to have more control
over their browsing
privacy.
A war of words or differences
over what is product or who is product has emerged as companies such as Facebook and
Apple, for example, appear to have different ideologies around
privacy.
Apple's decision renewed the argument
over how best to help law enforcement agencies ensure our collective security without violating an individual's right to
privacy.
The ad industry says
Apple's ITP is placing a set of «haphazard rules
over the use of first - party cookies» and asked
Apple to «rethink» its approach to online
privacy.
A pop - up window in the just - released iOS 11.3 sums it the company's attitude: «
Apple believes
privacy is a fundamental human right, so every
Apple product is designed to minimize the collection and use of your data, use on - device processing whenever possible, and provide transparency and control
over your information.»
US Senator Al Franken has waded into controversy
over Apple's Touch ID biometric system on the iPhone 5s, challenging the Cupertino firm to address his security concerns about stolen fingerprints and data
privacy.
Sure, there's Do Not Disturb and the new
Privacy features, FaceTime
over 3G, Siri for iPad and iPod touch, VIP mail, Panorama photos, Safari image uploads, single - app - mode, and many small, satisfying gems, but making a new Maps app was a huge amount of work for
Apple that couldn't be spent elsewhere.