Security News

Apple kicks Facebook’s snoopy Research app out of the App Store
2019-01-31 12:51

It was paying people, including teens, up to $20 to install an app that got root access for “nearly limitless access,” encryption or no.

Google also abused its Apple developer certificate to collect iOS user data
2019-01-31 11:38

It turns out that Google, like Facebook, abused its Apple Enterprise Developer Certificate to distribute a data collection app to iOS users, in direct contravention of Apple’s rules for the...

Apple Slams Facebook for Monitoring App Given to Minors
2019-01-31 11:33

Facebook's Internal iOS Apps Break After Apple Revokes Developer CertificateApple has revoked Facebook's enterprise certificate, leaving the social network's employees unable to access internal...

Furious Apple revokes Facebook's enty app cert after Zuck's crew abused it to slurp private data
2019-01-30 20:09

Internal FB apps in chaos, lawmaker on warpath Facebook has yet again vowed to "do better" after it was caught secretly bypassing Apple's privacy rules to pay adults and teenagers to install a...

Furious Apple revokes Facebook's enty app cert after Zuck's crew used it for privacy slurping
2019-01-30 20:09

Internal FB apps in chaos, lawmakers on warpath Facebook has yet again vowed to "do better" after it was caught secretly bypassing Apple's privacy rules to pay teenagers to install a data-slurping...

Apple revokes Facebook's ability to deploy apps internally amid privacy scandal dispute
2019-01-30 18:03

Facebook allegedly violated Apple's developer policy by operating a "focus group" paying users $20/month to agree to activity monitoring, and is now paying the price.

Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App
2019-01-30 16:53

Another one of Facebook's apps has been banned from Apple's ecosystem due to the level of data that it collects and how it was distributed.

iCloud Possibly Suffered A Privacy Breach Last Year That Apple Kept a Secret
2019-01-30 09:48

Late last year when an unknown group of hackers stole secret access tokens for millions of Facebook accounts by taking advantage of a flaw in its website, the company disclosed the incident and...

Apple disables Group FaceTime function that was allowing callers to listen and view without your consent
2019-01-29 15:52

Apple iPhone users discovered a serious FaceTime bug that lets you hear audio from another iPhone or even view live video without the recipient's knowledge.

Apple Disables Group FaceTime Following Major Privacy Glitch
2019-01-29 14:05

The bug allows iPhone users to FaceTime other iOS users and eavesdrop on their conversations - even when the other end of the line doesn't pick up.