Tag: iPhone
  • Jan 27, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

#NoPlaceToHide…for Stupid Ideas Like Backdooring End-To-End Encryption and Undermining Privacy

Government attempts to weaken cryptography to allow general surveillance are not new: they date back at least to the 1993 Clipper chip. Similarly, claims that children will be harmed by strong cryptography also go back many years. When Apple strengthened encryption on its phone in 2014, the chief of detectives for Chicago’s police department said: … Continue reading “#NoPlaceToHide…for Stupid Ideas Like Backdooring End-To-End Encryption and Undermining Privacy”

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  • May 13, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Anthropologists say smartphones are now “the place where we live”: what does that mean for privacy?

The modern smartphone is a wonder. In terms of raw computing power, an article on ZME Science compared an iPhone 6 with the computers used to send astronauts to the moon: the iPhone 6’s clock is 32,600 times faster than the best Apollo era computers and could perform instructions 120,000,000 times faster. You wouldn’t be … Continue reading “Anthropologists say smartphones are now “the place where we live”: what does that mean for privacy?”

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  • Apr 23, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

ZecOps discovers current iOS mail app vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild

A zero-click security vulnerability has been found that leaves hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads vulnerable to remote code execution. The vulnerability affects iOS 13 through the MobileMail app. The same security vulnerability exists in iOS 12 through the maild app, but requires the target to click on the email. The security vulnerability allows … Continue reading “ZecOps discovers current iOS mail app vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild”

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  • Dec 11, 2018 |
  • Summer Hirst |
  • General Privacy News, Guides, VPN,

How to Use a VPN to Improve Security on Your iOS Device

If you have an iPhone or an iPad, you’re lucky because iOS devices are considered pretty safe. While there are fewer chances of malware entering your device, your data is still at risk when you connect to the internet. If your device is hacked, your data and personal files may be seen by third parties … Continue reading “How to Use a VPN to Improve Security on Your iOS Device”

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  • Jul 1, 2016 |
  • Rick Falkvinge |
  • Censorship, Cybersecurity, Governments,

Apple patents technology enabling police to prevent iPhones from filming police abuse

Apple has been awarded a patent for making your camera refuse to record what it’s seeing if it also sees something akin to an infrared strobe light. The intention is to prevent recording concerts, but once the technology exists, it will also be used by authorities who don’t want police violence and abuse of power … Continue reading “Apple patents technology enabling police to prevent iPhones from filming police abuse”

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  • Sep 23, 2014 |
  • Joseph |
  • General Privacy News,

iPhone 6, New Samsung & Blackberry Phones Highlight Security Demands

The Apple iPhone 6 and 6+ certainly made a mark to anyone who follows the latest smartphone release or other markets that were impacted by its release, but many would-be customers have expressed concern over what they are considering a major concern for those who spend hundreds of dollars for the devices. While standing in … Continue reading “iPhone 6, New Samsung & Blackberry Phones Highlight Security Demands”

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