A judge has sided with a coalition of civil liberties groups and news organisations – including the BBC – and ruled a legal row between the UK government and Apple over data privacy cannot be held in secret. The Home Office wants the right to be able to access informationContinue Reading
Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest-level data security tool from customers in the UK after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known asContinue Reading
TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5 April. The popular app, which is used by more than 170 million American users, went dark briefly last month inContinue Reading
Apple’s board has called on investors to vote against a proposal to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. It comes after a conservative group, the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), called on the technology giant to abolish its DEI policies, saying they expose firms to “litigation,Continue Reading
Shoppers in China are getting rare discounts on iPhones as Apple faces growing competition from local brands. The four-day promotion, which starts this Saturday (4 January), includes discounts of as much as 500 yuan ($68.50, £55.30) on some of the US technology giant’s newest handsets. Chinese phone maker Huawei hasContinue Reading
Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its virtual assistant Siri. The claimants also allege voice recordings were shared with advertisers. Apple,Continue Reading
International lawyers for the Democratic Republic of Congo welcomed Apple’s decision to stop sourcing minerals from there due to worsening conflict but said they would press ahead with their cases against the company in Europe. Criminal complaints were filed against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium this week on behalf ofContinue Reading
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals. Acting on behalf of the Congolese government, lawyers have argued that Apple is complicit in crimes committed by armed groups that control some ofContinue Reading