Trump Attacks Apple, Backs Barr’s Efforts to Kill Effective Security Drew Wilson | January 16, 2020 Another developments in the US government vs Apple affair. Impeached president, Donald Trump, is demanding backdoor access.
Miscommunication Blamed for Delay in DOJ Accessing iPhone Drew Wilson | January 15, 2020 The US government is using a delay in accessing an iPhone as a reason to get backdoors. However, the real fault could’ve been a miscommunication.
Proposed Smart City in Toronto Raises Privacy Concerns Drew Wilson | July 9, 2019 Google’s SideWalk Labs is eyeing Toronto as part of its effort to bring so-called “Smart Cities” to North America. Privacy concerns, however, are being raised.
UK’s Plan to Weaken Encryption Condemned Across Civil Society Drew Wilson | June 10, 2019 The war on encryption is taking a serious turn in the UK. Now, civil rights groups are condemning the proposal to weaken security.
Apple, Cisco, Call for an American Version of the GDPR Laws Drew Wilson | February 8, 2019 While GDPR is changing the face of Europe’s privacy environment, Apple and Cisco are hoping that the US could have something similar.
Controversy Erupts Following Alex Jones Being Banned on Social Media Drew Wilson | August 10, 2018 Several social media websites have decided to pull the plug on Alex Jones following complaints of spreading hate.
Will Prior Art Doom Apple’s Anti-Theft iPhone Patent? Drew Wilson | August 20, 2010 There’s a bit of commotion with a new patent request by Apple over on Slashdot today. The claim is that Apple is creating a new patent to stop jailbreaking.
Apple Rumoured to Be Preparing to Sue Open Source Codec Developers Drew Wilson | May 2, 2010 An e-mail reportedly from Steve Jobs has recently surfaced which suggests that Apple may be preparing to sue Theora and other open source video codecs. The dispute would revolve around patent laws.
Report – Some Video iPods Incompatible With iTunes Video Rentals Drew Wilson | January 30, 2008 A report on Wired says that some iPods are not compatible with the iTunes video rental store. Not good news for fifth generation iPod owners planning on using the service.
