Apple popped up in the news this week after both U.S. Attorney General William Barr and President Trump publicly called for the company to help unlock iPhones used by the Saudi Air Force cadet accused of perpetrating a terror attack on a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, FL in December. Apple's pushing back, and make no mistake: Your privacy is on the line here. iPhone encryption should matter to all of us.
Encryption
Apple’s privacy director defends its use of strong hardware encryption
Following the FBI's letter to Apple requesting assistance to extract data from password-protected iPhones used by a suspected mass shooter, the Cupertino tech giant has now dispatched its privacy director to the CES in order to defend its stance on hardware encryption.
How to encrypt and password protect folders on Mac
Learn how to encrypt folders on your Mac or lock them with the password to secure sensitive files and keep your data safe using built-in and third-party tools.
How to use Skype’s end-to-end encrypted private conversations and calls
End-to-end encryption protects your sensitive Skype text messages, VoIP calls and more from eavesdropping. Here's what you need to know about setting up and using this optional feature, called Private Conversations, in Skype's iPhone, iPad and Mac app.
HTML rendering flaw in Apple Mail can reveal encrypted emails in plain text
HTML rendering flaws discovered in Apple Mail for iOS and macOS were detailed this morning, allowing unscrupulous attackers to derive decrypted plain text from your encrypted emails.
Twitter testing: encrypted DMs, quoting tweets with GIFs & Quality Filter in search results
Twitter is testing protecting users’ private messages with end-to-end encryption.
Health app data is being used as evidence in a rape and murder investigation in Germany
Prosecutors in Germany are using data culled from Apple's Health app in a rape and murder investigation, Motherboard reported Thursday citing German outlet Welt.
Forensic expert calls Apple “jerks” and “evil geniuses” for making FBI’s work harder
FBI forensic expert Stephen Flatley has lashed out at Apple during yesterday's International Conference on Cyber Security in Manhattan, calling its engineers “jerks” and “evil geniuses” for making the bureau's investigative work harder with strong encryption on iOS devices.
Apple’s in-house designed T2 chip in iMac Pro enables a new level of integration and security
iMac Pro, which launched today, uses Apple's in-house designed chip to boost your security.
FBI couldn’t retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it attempted to break into
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has failed to extract any data or personal information from nearly 7,000 devices because of strong encryption.
“KRACK Attack” Wi-Fi exploit fixed in Apple’s OS betas, AirPort hardware not vulnerable
The new “KRACK Attack” hack that completely opens up some routers and all Android 6.0 and later devices while impacting iOS and macOS has been patched in the developer and public betas for iOS, watch OS, macOS and tvOS, Apple has confirmed to iMore's Rene Ritchie.