Privacy

India is proposing requiring smartphone makers to share their source codes with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 #business #tech #india #smartphone #tech #privacy #apple #samsung #google #xiaomi #narendramodi

"Apple warns iPhone users to stop using Google Chrome. “Unlike Chrome,” it says, “Safari truly helps protect your privacy.” Apple’s warning now includes secretive fingerprinting. And Chrome’s not the only Google app you need to stop using.

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The #UK has ordered #Apple to insert a backdoor into their encryption for a second time, #Microsoft has removed yet more workarounds to avoid creating an account in #Windows11, #Amazon adds #FacialRecognition technology to their #Ring doorbell cameras, and more.

"The Paris public prosecutor has opened an investigation into Apple regarding the collection of recordings by its voice assistant Siri, the prosecutor’s office told POLITICO.

"The initial order from January targeted the data of all Apple users. In August, the US claimed the U.K. withdrew the demand, but Apple did not re-enable Advanced Data Protection. The new order provides insight into why: the U.K. was just rewriting it to only apply to British users.

"Apple protects its customers from privacy threats, but not from Apple's own predatory, privacy-invasive, rent-extracting conduct. Apple also gets to unilaterally decide which scams are permitted on its platform and which ones are not, and they alone get to decide when to allow secret, pervasive surveillance of Apple customers.

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