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Apple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On FridayApple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On Friday

Apple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On Friday

MPs demand secret High Court hearing be held in public, after government had ordered a backdoor to Apple iCloud

2 weeks ago
Apple Appeals UK Order For ‘Backdoor’ iCloud Access – ReportApple Appeals UK Order For ‘Backdoor’ iCloud Access – Report

Apple Appeals UK Order For ‘Backdoor’ iCloud Access – Report

Legal challenge launched by Apple against UK's order for backdoor access to Apple’s end-to-end iCloud encryption product

3 weeks ago
Apple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government OrderApple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government Order

Apple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government Order

Apple removes advanced data protection tool from the UK, after British government order to provide backdoor encryption access

1 month ago
UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – ReportUK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data

2 months ago
Age Verification For Porn Websites Needed By July, Ofcom WarnsAge Verification For Porn Websites Needed By July, Ofcom Warns

Age Verification For Porn Websites Needed By July, Ofcom Warns

Ofcom warning. All websites featuring pornographic material must introduce a “robust” age-checking system by July 2025

2 months ago
Meta Concerned At Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under-16sMeta Concerned At Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under-16s

Meta Concerned At Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under-16s

As social media ban passes, Australian government is accused by Meta of failing to consider young people's voices

4 months ago
Google To Make MFA Mandatory Next YearGoogle To Make MFA Mandatory Next Year

Google To Make MFA Mandatory Next Year

Improving security. Mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) is coming to the Google Cloud by the end of 2025

5 months ago
Ofcom Urges Tech Firms To Tame Toxic AlgorithmsOfcom Urges Tech Firms To Tame Toxic Algorithms

Ofcom Urges Tech Firms To Tame Toxic Algorithms

New child safety laws sees Ofcom calling on tech firms to “tame toxic algorithms” to protect children online

11 months ago
Telegram To Reach One Billion Users Within YearTelegram To Reach One Billion Users Within Year

Telegram To Reach One Billion Users Within Year

Catching WhatsApp? Billionaire founder of Telegram claims encrypted platform will reach one billion users within a year

11 months ago
Meta Adds Messaging Interoperability For Whatsapp, MessengerMeta Adds Messaging Interoperability For Whatsapp, Messenger

Meta Adds Messaging Interoperability For Whatsapp, Messenger

Meta turns on interoperability for Messenger and WhatsApp, to comply with EU digital markets act (DMA), but only if Signal…

1 year ago
Apple Beefs Up iMessage With Quantum-Proof PQ3 ProtocolApple Beefs Up iMessage With Quantum-Proof PQ3 Protocol

Apple Beefs Up iMessage With Quantum-Proof PQ3 Protocol

Apple says PQ3 is a groundbreaking post-quantum cryptographic protocol to protect iMessage's end-to-end messaging

1 year ago
Apple Warns UK Against Instituting ‘Secret Veto’ On Security TechApple Warns UK Against Instituting ‘Secret Veto’ On Security Tech

Apple Warns UK Against Instituting ‘Secret Veto’ On Security Tech

Amendments to Investigatory Powers Act amount to 'secret veto' enabling UK government to block new security features worldwide, Apple argues

1 year ago
AI Challenges Notion That All Fingerprints Are UniqueAI Challenges Notion That All Fingerprints Are Unique

AI Challenges Notion That All Fingerprints Are Unique

Researchers find AI can match prints from different fingers of same person with high degree of accuracy, challenging core tenet…

1 year ago
China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop SendersChina Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders

China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders

Apple's encryption for AirDrop file-sharing has alleged being cracked, as Chinese authorities claim they can ID senders

1 year ago

Ofcom’s Age Verification Proposals Pose ‘Significant’ Privacy, Security Risk

Open Rights Group slams Ofcom's proposals for age verification checks on porn websites, citing privacy and security concerns

1 year ago

Online Safety Act Becomes Law In Blow To Campaigners

Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent, and government claims it will make the UK safest place in the world to…

1 year ago

Okta’s Latest Cyber Breach Knocks Billions Off Company Value

Not again. Another security breach admission from Okta wipes more than $2 billion off its market valuation

1 year ago

Google Ditches Passwords In Favour Of Passkeys

Google to make 'passkeys' the default login option for Google Accounts, as it seeks to transition to a password free…

1 year ago

Google To Tweak Gmail To Combat Spammers

Battling the spammers. Google makes changes to Gmail to make life more difficult for those send thousands of emails a…

1 year ago

UK Urges Meta Not To Add End-To-End Encryption

Government minister urges Meta not deploy end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger, after passing of Online Safety Bill

2 years ago

UK Online Safety Bill Set To Become Law

Government ignores tech objections, as Online Safety Bill looks set to become UK law after passing both houses of parliament

2 years ago

Government Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted Messages

Online Safety Bill climbdown? After tech platforms threaten to quit UK, government abandons plan to scan encrypted messages

2 years ago

X To Collect Biometric Data, Employment, Education History

Platform formerly known as Twitter is to begin collecting people's biometric data, as well as employment and school history

2 years ago

Secureworks Discovers Vulnerability In Microsoft Identity Solution

Microsoft rushes fix after Secureworks researchers uncovered a vulnerability in Power Platform (now known as Entra ID)

2 years ago

Kenya Halts Worldcoin Data Collection, Citing Privacy

Setback for Sam Altman's Worldcoin cryptocurrency project in Africa, as Kenya halts its iris-scanning data collection scheme

2 years ago

Apple Warns Of FaceTime, iMessage Withdrawal In UK Over Act Changes

UK government warned by Apple it will not comply with proposed updates to Investigatory Powers Act, and could withdraw FaceTime,…

2 years ago

Online Safety Bill: Lords Demand Changes To Social Media Algorithms

House of Lords fails to object to encryption demands in Online Safety Bill, but rather harmful algorithms for social media

2 years ago

Apple Objects To Spy Clause In UK Online Safety Bill

Apple adds to criticism of spy powers in Online Safety Bill that could force messaging firms to scan encrypted messages

2 years ago