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Apple’s AirTag Launch Called ‘Shameful’ by EFF Cybersecurity Director
In a recent interview with National Public Radio, Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), said the selection of security and privacy safeguards Apple chose to bring the AirTag to market with last year was "shameful" (via Apple 3.0: Philip Elmer‑DeWitt). Apple launched the AirTag for $29 USD ($39 CAD) in April...
EFF Praises Apple for Transparency of User Data, Blasts WhatsApp in Annual Report
Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published its rankings of how the top technology companies handle user data, and WhatsApp has fared the worst of all companies listed. Apple received praise from the EFF for how transparent it is when it comes to handling government requests and standing up for user rights and privacy. On...
Apple Working to Encrypt Email Between Providers
Apple is working to encrypt email between providers, as the company has informed the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) after the latter published a report on how tech companies stack up on encryption. The EFF has surveyed big tech companies, asking them what kind of encryption they’ve been using, and compared it to the five steps...
EFF Gives Apple ‘6-Star’ Privacy Rating Against U.S. Government Data Requests
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published their Who Has Your Back? 2014: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests report, which summarizes how various tech companies handle your private data when it comes to government data requests: We entrust our most sensitive, private, and important information to technology companies like Google, Facebook, and Verizon. Collectively, these companies...