This is red alert, five-alarm-fire kind of stuff. Providing a backdoor would be worrying enough for reasons that should be obvious to anybody who knows the barest inkling about technology—to wit, that there exists no mechanism to keep such a tool out of the hands of malicious actors—but the fact that it would apply beyond the UK borders to other countries is a staggering breach of sovereignty.
People in the technology industry told Computer Weekly that the UK has shown antipathy towards encryption and that it would not be surprising if more technology companies were hit with similar demands from UK officials seeking the ability to access users’ encrypted data. WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are potential targets.
Mac users running macOS Mojave (10.14) and earlier versions are reporting widespread issues accessing the Mac App Store, with many unable to sign in or download previously purchased apps.
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The timing suggests a possible connection to Apple's recent changes in Mac App Store receipt handling, but the exact cause remains unclear.
Objective Development has released Little Snitch 6.2, featuring several enhancements for displaying connections in the Network Monitor.
Influential proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Friday that Apple investors vote against a proposal to consider eliminating the iPhone maker's diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
Apple's disclosures offer shareholders sufficient information about its DEI policies and there have been no controversies or signs of discrimination against employee groups, ISS said.
Last March, Apple filed a lawsuit against one of its former employees, an iOS Software Engineer who had leaked confidential information to The Wall Street Journal and The Information. Almost a year later, that lawsuit has just been dismissed and the engineer has issued an apology.
So many things that will impact so many people around the world, and most of these people have no say.
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