From Pearl to Pegasus Bahraini Government Hacks Activists with NSO Group Zero-Click iPhone Exploits https://citizenlab.ca/2021/08/bahrain-hacks-activists-with-nso-group-zero-click-iphone-exploits/
US Senate bill would legally require Apple to build a backdoor into iPhones https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/16/us-senate-bill-would-legally-require-apple-to-build-a-backdoor-into-iphones/
Apple defends iPhone photo scanning, calls it an “advancement” in privacy https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/apple-defends-iphone-photo-scanning-calls-it-an-advancement-in-privacy/
Apple plans to scan U.S. iPhones for child abuse imagery – FT https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-plans-scan-us-iphones-child-abuse-imagery-ft-2021-08-05/
An Explosive Spyware Report Shows the Limits of iOS Security https://www.wired.com/story/nso-group-hacks-ios-android-observability/
Apple’s IDFA change has triggered 15% to 20% revenue drops for iOS developers https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/13/brian-bowman-apples-idfa-change-has-triggered-15-to-20-revenue-drops-for-ios-developers/
Facebook and its advertisers are ‘panicking’ as the majority of iPhone users opt out of tracking https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/facebook-tracking-app-tracking-data/
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Framework Causing Advertisers to Spend More Money Targeting Android Users https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/05/att-causing-more-ad-spending-on-android/
Some iOS Apps Are Forcing Users To Allow App Tracking by Denying Basic Features https://beebom.com/some-ios-apps-are-forcing-users-to-allow-app-tracking/
iPhone hacking tool GrayKey techniques outlined in leaked instructions https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/22/iphone-hacking-tool-graykey-techniques-outlined-in-leaked-instructions
Why You Suddenly Need To Delete Google Maps On Your iPhone https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/06/19/apple-iphone-warning-switch-google-maps-to-apple-maps-after-chrome-and-gmail-backlash/
iOS 15 to Introduce Major New Privacy Features, Huge Messages Overhaul https://www.iphonehacks.com/2021/06/ios-15-introduce-new-privacy-features.html
Alibaba’s Huge Browser Business Is Harvesting The ‘Private’ Web Activity Of Millions Of Android And iPhone Users https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/06/01/exclusive-alibabas-huge-browser-business-is-recording-millions-of-android-and-iphone-users-private-web-habits/
Facebook pays for study that says Apple’s iOS 14 privacy changes are bad https://www.imore.com/facebook-pays-study-says-apples-ios-14-privacy-changes-are-bad