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Apple had asked the FBI to issue application for iPhone passcode cracking tool under seal, but government made it public, prompting Tim Cook's public remarks — How Tim Cook, in iPhone Battle, Became a Bulwark for Digital Privacy — SAN FRANCISCO — Letters from around the globe began pouring …
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Secret National Security Council memo directs government agencies to find ways to access encrypted data on consumer devices — Secret Memo Details U.S.'s Broader Strategy to Crack Phones — ‘Decision memo’ directs agencies to find ways to access data — Officials met around Thanksgiving to discuss encryption plans| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Facebook pledges to fight against demands to weaken system security, Twitter adds its support to Apple in San Bernadino iPhone case — Facebook sides with Apple in iPhone fight — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook sided with Apple in the public spat with the Obama administration over its refusal …
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Israeli ad blocking company Shine partners with 30M subscriber-strong European carrier Three Group to offer network-level ad blocking — European Carrier Blocks Ads at Network Level — Shine and Three Group Team Up to Offer Ad Blocking — Using A CRM Budget To Start A Loyalty Program
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Microsoft, Qualcomm, Intel, Cisco, Samsung, others form Internet of Things standards group Open Connectivity Foundation — Microsoft, Qualcomm And Intel Start Playing Nice On ‘Internet Of Things’ Standards — Chip making rivals Intel and Qualcomm want to finally play nice in the “Internet of Things.”
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Apple says reported Apple Pay issues with signing up in China were due to planned gradual rollout — Apple Pay victim of its own success in China as gradual rollout leaves many complaining they can't register cards [U] — Update: Apple has since informed us that the comment …
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Yahoo forms committee of independent board members to explore strategic options and create a process for reaching out to interested parties, hires bankers — Yahoo Forms Board Committee to Explore Options — Company hires advisers, says committee is made up of independent directors
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Volvo announces pilot program in Sweden that lets drivers unlock their car via a smartphone app, enabling key sharing, with planned commercial launch in 2017 — Keyless society: Volvo plans to replace car keys with a smartphone app starting in 2016 — Volvo is aiming to become … | Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Garmin redesigns Vivofit wristband, adds automatic workout tracking, more; Vivoactive HR smart watch adds optical heart rate sensors, bigger face — Garmin adds a dash of style to its Vivo line of activity trackers — Garmin has just announced updates to its line of Vivo activity trackers …
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Sources: after launching a year ago, Sling TV now has more than 600K subscribers; Chief Executive Roger Lynch says “vast majority” are not pay-TV subscribers — Dish Network's Sling TV Has More Than 600,000 Subscribers — Hasn't been breaking out the subscribers publicly for Sling TV since launch a year ago| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Report: Smartwatches outsold Swiss watches for the first time in Q4 2015 with 8.1M shipments, Apple accounted for 63% of smartwatches with 5.1M units — Apple Watch Sales Estimated at 5.1 Million in Holiday Quarter, Swiss Watch Sales in Trouble — The latest data from Strategy Analytics reveals … | Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Steve Bellovin, co-director of Columbia Cybersecurity and Privacy Center, joins Obama's NSA advisory group, the PCLOB, as first tech scholar — The President's NSA Advisory Board Finally Gets a Tech Expert — It's taken more than a decade, but a critical oversight board tasked with advising … Sponsor Posts
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