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Woman accused of killing boyfriend using AirTag tracking • The Register
Apple privacy features: What the company should add next
Apple says a ‘small portion’ of iPhones recorded interactions with Siri even if you opted out - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22924225/apple-ios-15-bug-recorded-interactions-siri
Apple says it’s deleting any inadvertently collected recordings
Apple Accounts “Permanently” Blocked
Apple AirTag Linked to Increasing Number of Car Thefts, Canadian Police Report - MacRumors
Google Caught Hackers Using a Mac Zero-Day Against Hong Kong Users
The hackers had set up a watering hole attack, meaning they hid malware within the legitimate websites of “a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group” in Hong Kong. Users who visited those websites would get hacked with an unknown vulnerability—in other words, a zero-day—and another exploit that took advantage of a previously patched vulnerability for MacOS that was used to install a backdoor on their computers, according to Hernandez.
Apple patched the zero-day used in the campaign in an update pushed out on September 23, according to the report.
Apple and Google Remove ‘Navalny’ Voting App in Russia - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/europe/russia-navalny-app-election.html
The app, created by allies of the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, vanished from online stores, reflecting a new level of pressure against U.S. technology companies in the country.
Friday’s move could embolden the Kremlin as well as governments elsewhere in the world to use the threat of prosecuting employees to gain leverage against the companies. It presents a test of Silicon Valley ideals around free expression and an open internet, balanced not only against profit but against the safety of their workers.
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22662320/epic-apple-ruling-injunction-judge-court-app-store
In short, iOS apps must be allowed to direct users to payment options beyond those offered by Apple. The injunction is scheduled to take effect in 90 days — on December 9th — unless it is enjoined by a higher court.