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FBI not submitting San Bernadino iPhone hack for peer review

The FBI is keeping the San Bernadino iPhone hack technique to itself for the time being. A recent report has stated that the FBI will not be submitting the exploit used to break into the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook to a review process that could clear it for sharing with […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizes White House policies towards encryption

In spite of how well received last night’s State of the Union was, Apple CEO Tim Cook still had harsh words for the Obama administration regarding encryption last night. Cook, who’s currently in favor of unbreakable encryption, offered the following statement: “The White House should come out and say ‘no backdoors’ Cook said. That would […]

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Apple updates privacy policy web site, looks to distinguish data collection habits from Google and Facebook

Following up a bit more on this, Apple on Tuesday updated its privacy policy web site, detailing items like its policy on encryption and changes related to iOS 9, such as the way it targets stories and advertising in its News app. “We knew coming in that building a personalized news product could be very […]