Privacy

China is forcing Apple to monitor and report App Store users

By giving people a place to freely express themselves, and allowing them to find and communicate with similarly-minded people, the Internet...
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The government’s legal war with the tech industry is far from over

The legal war between the government and the tech industry has quieted down in the weeks since the highly-publicized battle between...
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A coalition of tech giants have written an open letter to Congress

Ever since Apple refused to assist the FBI in cracking the San Bernadino terrorist’s iPhone, there’s been a massive debate about encryption in...
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Chome extensions won’t be able to secretly spy on you anymore

There’s not a single web browser out there that comes with all the features you could ever want, which is why...
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Apple suspects government spies have infiltrated its supply chain

Services like iCloud and iTunes generate massive amounts of data, more than Apple’s data centers can handle on their own, and the...
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Many of Apple’s engineers would rather quit than assist the FBI

Apple’s leadership stands behind the company’s decision to fight against the government’s demands to break the iPhone’s encryption, and it looks...
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Steve Wozniak stands behind Apple in the encryption debate

When Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, decided to do a Reddit AMA on Wednesday, one of the most popular questions...
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Obama has finally spoken out about the encryption debate

Ever since Apple refused to assist the FBI in breaking through the iPhone’s encryption last month, the United States has been engaged...
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The government won’t be able to crack the next-generation iPhones

Apple’s face-off with the FBI has proven that the government is willing to use legal force to make companies weaken the...
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Google and Microsoft are backing Apple’s legal filing against the FBI

Shortly after Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his belief that helping the FBI break the iPhone’s encryption would harm both his company and...
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Apple is refusing to back down from its face-off with the FBI

Apple’s face-off with the FBI is close to finishing its second week, and CEO Tim Cook is doing an admirable job of holding his ground,...
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Apple is opposing a judge’s order to break into a terrorist’s iPhone

Governments like to trick people into selling their freedom in exchange for the promise of security, and they’re willing to exploit the fear...
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Believe it or not, the Director of the NSA is actually pro-encryption

The Director of the National Security Agency is the last person I’d expect to come out in support of encryption, but that’s...
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More anti-encryption legislation has popped up in the United States

The war on encryption continues, and as usual, the politicians trying to force companies like Apple and Google to stop encrypting...
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The Tor Project’s first crowd-funding campaign raised $200,000

The vast majority of the Tor Project’s funding comes from the American government, and considering how the Tor is used as...
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AT&T’s CEO claims corporations have no say in the encryption debate

When it comes to respecting the privacy of its users and rejecting profligate government surveillance, few companies have as bad of...
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