Apple
Apple bans Shadow cloud gaming system from the App Store
Apple throws its weight against the game streaming market again.
Apple shareholders reject motion to publicly declare freedom of expression as a human right
Support for free speech is growing amongst shareholders but not enough to sway the vote.
Apple ignores request to testify on privacy and censorship concerns regarding China
This is the second time Apple has ignored requests.
Apple’s attempt to suppress App Store Confidential book made it an Amazon bestseller
Apple, meet Streisand.
Tim Cook turns to Weibo to give a message to Chinese citizens in the wake of the Wuhan virus
Cook’s account on the controversial app is seldom used.
Castro app for iPhone lets users listen to YouTube audio as if it were a podcast
Audio from YouTube can now be played from the lock screen.
Apple demands all copies of the book “App Store Confidential” be destroyed
Apple says the employee that wrote it “violated” their relationship.
Apple admits China is the country it most censors the App Store for
China’s takedowns far-outweigh the takedowns from other countries.
Apple hits The Unofficial Apple Archive with thousands of DMCA notices and takes down most of its videos
The archived videos are hard to find elsewhere and the site’s future is now uncertain.
Blurring someone’s face to protect identity can easily be reversed using AI
While the technology is useful for photographers and videographers, it also raises awareness about unmasking identities.
iCloud is now officially a surveillance tool, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says
Apple’s soapbox tour promoting privacy could soon be coming to an end.
Google does PR push for ending 3rd party cookies within Chrome
Google tried to overshadow the Edge browser’s launch.