“Apple users can now download a copy of their data through the tech company’s revamped privacy portal, TechCrunch reports. This privacy portal is already available for European citizens, as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation law went into effect in May of this year. Howe...
“Tiny surveillance microchips, produced by Chinese company SuperMicro, were placed inside hardware within data centers used by Apple, Amazon and other large U.S. tech companies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The chips were allegedly used to gather information like trade secrets and intellec...
The recently announced Series 4 version of the Apple Watch will feature a hospital-grade electrocardiogram that will track user heart health over time and support an export-to-PDF functionality in order to share the information with the owner’s doctor. This shift is repositioning the device into a...
Apple has detailed a number of new tools under development for cooperation with law enforcement, including a new portal where officials can submit and track data requests. The portal will require “authentication credentials” and is scheduled for operation by year end 2018. The new tools are alle...
Today, “Internet of Things” (IoT) is shouted at every corner, both in the business and private spheres. Even though this notion is going viral and touches upon all sectors of our lives, it actually has no clear definition. In order not to get biased or limited in its interpretation and thus, s...
By Shannon Perry Over the Labor Day weekend, a heap of sensitive pictures of celebrities found their way onto online forums 4chan and Reddit, and the leak has since made headlines across the country. The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal have dedicated front-page links...
By George Romas Why does security have to be so onerous? Is this password secure enough: Mxyzptlk? Wait, that might be vulnerable to a comic book dictionary attack (bonus points for Superman fans), so let’s add some numbers and special characters: M4xyZ!ptL#K. Not bad, but suppose policy requires ...
By Shannon Perry On June 2nd, Mac nerds swarmed the keynote “special event” at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco – the annual trade show for Apple developers. Anticipation marked the event, which had the potential to deliver the latest iPhone, a brand new iWatch, or so...