Security researchers say Apple and EU plans to monitor phones for illicit material are ineffective and could embolden government surveillance
In August, Apple announced a system to check all our iPhones for illegal images … Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg : Apple's Child-Porn Tracking System Is Flawed, Report Says arXiv.org : Bugs in our Pocke...
Developers say the App Store has started rejecting updates for apps using third-party SDKs that collect data that can be used for device fingerprinting
here's why Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Snap has tested workaround to App Tracking Transparency; 95% effective Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Snap explored ways to bypass Apple's App Tracking Transparency ...
Apple has agreed to allow Facebook to process payments for its paid online events feature via Facebook Pay, without taking a 30% cut, until December 31
for now — when Facebook sells online classes Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Facebook takes a shot at Apple over stance on paid online events for game creators Bloomberg : Apple to Let Facebook Online ...
An issue with Facebook SDK, which lasted for about 3 hours, crashed iOS apps for TikTok, Spotify, Tinder, Pinterest, and others that use Facebook Login
what you need to know [Update] Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors : Facebook SDK Issue Again Causing Numerous iOS Apps to Crash or Freeze Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : iOS apps crashing on opening - here's a fix...
Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video say they will reduce their streaming quality in EU to reduce traffic on the network, as millions are confined at home
for Now Mark Sweney / The Guardian : Amazon Prime Video to slow streaming to fight broadband overload Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : YouTube follows Netflix in limiting streaming quality amid coronavirus o...
150+ orgs, including Google and Facebook, back Tim Berners-Lee's Contract for the Web, pledging to guard the web from abuse or face removal from supporter list
The Web was designed to bring people together … John E Dunn / Naked Security : Sir Tim Berners-Lee publishes plan to save the web from ‘digital dystopia’ Tim Berners-Lee / New York Times : I Invented ...
China Labor Watch: at the largest iPhone factory ~50% of workers were temps in August, breaking a 10% limit set by China; Apple, Foxconn admit it was an issue
September 10, 2019 Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : Apple's Online Store Goes Down Ahead of Today's iPhone Event China Labor Watch : iPhone 11 Illegally Produced in China: Apple Allows Supplier Factory Fox...
Mark Zuckerberg calls for global regulations in four areas: policing harmful content, election integrity, a GDPR-like privacy framework, and data portability
but some experts are questioning his motives Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run : Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I Believe We Need a More Active Role for Governments and Regulators’ David McCabe / Axios : Zuckerberg start...
Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Brett Williams / Mashable : Facebook Messenger went down worldwide Chris Smith / BGR : The Messenger Kids app is a brilliantly devious Facebook scheme Jeffrey Esposito / ...