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Apple asked about iPhone privacy by legislators – msnbc.com
U.S. legislators on Wednesday sought more information from Apple Inc regarding its privacy policies, pulling the iPhone manufacturer into a swelling controversy over how developers on its popular iOS mobile platform have been able to access users’ private …
Apple’s Sky-High iCloud Numbers Suggest Computing’s Next Big Thing – Slate
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US congressmen send letter to Apple inquiring about iOS address book security – Apple Insider
Following a controversy surrounding the iPhone social networking application “Path,” two members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook seeking answers on the security of user address books and contacts stored on iOS … Continue reading
Congress Asks Apple for Details About Address Book Privacy – PC Magazine
In the wake of the controversy regarding Path’s address book skimming, two members of Congress today penned a letter to Apple asking the company for more information about iOS apps that access users’ contact lists. Separately, Twitter said this week … Continue reading
Apple Kills Siri On Jailbroken iPhones – WebProNews
Apple appears to have made some changes that make it difficult or impossible to run Siri clones on jailbroken iOS devices other than the iPhone 4S. According to a number of sources, Apple has changed the requirements for establishing a … Continue reading
Apple’s Cook takes 100 million user ‘iCloud’, ‘Siri’ as core product strateg – International Business Times
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a tantalizing sneak peek of Apple’s future strategy to investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. Cook emphasized iCloud and Siri as Apple’s core product strategy …
Apple’s Cook takes 100 million user ‘iCloud’, ‘Siri’ as core product strategy – International Business Times
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a tantalizing sneak peek of Apple’s future strategy to investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. Cook emphasized iCloud and Siri as Apple’s core product strategy …
Lawmakers question Apple CEO Cook about privacy – Washington Post
The lawmakers say the practice “raises questions about whether Apple’s iOS app developer policies and practices may fall short when it comes to protecting the information of iPhone users and their contacts.” Waxman and Butterfield …
Cook: iCloud over 100M users, Siri a new UI paradigm – MacNN
During his rare private appearance at an investors and analysts technology conference hosted by Goldman Sachs, Apple CEO Tim Cook talked on a number of topics, but raised some eyebrows when he mentioned that Apple’s iCloud service, which was just … Continue reading
Congressmen Want Apple to Answer on Address-Book Sharing – Multichannel Online
a third-party app approved by Apple, collected address-book information from users of iOS devices without asking if they wanted to share that data. They questioned the adequacy of Apple’s application development and approval policies. “This incident raises …
