"US politicians and privacy campaigners are calling for the private hearing between Apple and the UK government regarding its alleged encryption-busting order to be aired in public."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/apple_uk_encryption_hearing/
"Colloquially, the IPA is referred to as the Snooper's Charter since its aims are to legally empower intelligence agencies with greater surveillance powers."
#Apple’s #M4 #MacBookAir dropped to $949 within days of release.
#EU #Alternativen zu den #USA Digitales european-alternatives.eu/de Reale Produkte: www.goeuropean.org Für alle #Amazon Kategorien codeberg.org/phranck/Amaz... Es gibt für ALLES Lösungen aus der #Europa = einfach mal nutzen ! #Google #Apple #Microsoft #Software #Apps #Trump #DeUSA #UnplugTrump
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The UK government is gambling with our security and playing into the hands of hackers and criminals.
Send a message: save encryption before more services are hit with technical notices.
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https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
‘Absurd’
When you have the press and civil society camped outside the courtroom, the secret might be out 
Even so, we’re still denied the reasons why the UK government wants to take a battering ram to our security and privacy.
It shows contempt for the public interest in the Apple encryption case.
>> My theory: #Apple didn't start going downhill with #AppleIntelligence. It started going downhill when they stopped shipping stickers with their products. I can't quite explain why, but that was the moment.
Everybody who conflates correlation and causation eventually dies.
By default, the searches you enter into Safari and Spotlight on both your #iPhone and Mac are sent to #Apple in a way that is not linked to you.
To disable it, go to:
Settings > Search (on a Mac, Settings > Spotlight) and toggle the switch off.
#Privacy #PrivacyMatters #infosec
End-to-end encrypted #RCS messaging on #iPhone coming in future software update
https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone/
@mcc @mhoye The #Apple #Newton #Messagepad 2100 was just an excellent device. I still miss certain features it had. For example, you could drag text/images with the stylus and drop it at any edge/margin of the application. You could drop as many snippets as you like. Even if you switch to another page, the snippets were still there and you could drop it.
Here is even an enhancement request for #LibreOffice that is inspired by it:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37956
Must read William Goodwin Computer Weekly on the secrecy surrounding the case #Apple-#UKHomeOffice
#Apple’s appeal against #UK’s secret #iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge
The Siri showcased at WWDC 2024 is a needle mover, a system seller if you will - that would be if it actually existed. Read more at @TechRadar. #Apple #AI #AppleIntelligence #Siri #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/BNGJmi
With #iOS19, #AirPods will translate speech in real time by 2025. #Apple
https://gadgetbond.com/apple-airpods-live-translation-ios-19-feature-rumor/
"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"
The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.
The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.
Other services will be hit.
https://therecord.media/google-refuses-to-deny-it-received-uk-tcn
Sign our petition 
This screen is an absolute embarrassment sitting next to the mighty Quadra 700. I need to replace it with something that at least doesn’t make me cringe every time I look at it.
The catch? It must be an LCD—I just don’t have the space (or back strength) for a proper CRT. Any suggestions from the display connoisseurs out there?
The battle for encryption happens TODAY. Your right to privacy and security will be decided behind your back.
We call for the hearing to be made public.
Encryption must be protected from this slippery slope.
Sign and share our petition to have your say
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
"This is a significant test for the battle between law enforcement and technology.”
Holding the Apple case in secret makes the legal process more cloak and dagger, less scales and sword.
It makes it harder to challenge the UK government's order to break encryption and creates a dangerous precedent.
This case sets the stage for more shady encryption-breaking orders to be made.
