Compare the approaches to privacy in medical research with those in commercial marketing.
Apple
Much of our data protection and privacy law dates from the last century. Instead of breaking privacy down, politicians should be protecting it better.
For once, Apple’s stand could be broken by forthcoming UK legislation, in the form of the Investigatory Powers Bill.
The brave boys and girls who run Apple support are now on Twitter – and answering questions every 20 seconds or so.
Apple needs to demonstrate that its checks and balances can protect the services on which we now depend.
I cannot remember ever wishing that I did not use Macs, but unless Apple sorts itself out, I will.
Enjoy being a computer owner-user-maintainer while you can: those days are NUMbered.
Often branded a consummate logistician without vision or inspiration, Tim Cook has demonstrated that here he can see far further than the politicians.
Which is better – a 6 digit PIN, or a shorter alphanumeric password – for protecting your iPhone?
Dan Guido’s careful analysis provides the answers that we, and law-enforcement, wanted to know.
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