Apple patches an NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices – News

Apple patches an NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices – TechCrunch

Apple has released security updates for a zero-day vulnerability that affects every iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Citizen Lab, which discovered the vulnerability and was credited with the find, urges users to immediately update their devices. The technology giant said iOS 14.8 for iPhones and iPads, as well as new updates for Apple Watch … Read more

Apple lowers commissions on in-app purchases for news publishers who participate in Apple News – News

Apple lowers commissions on in-app purchases for news publishers who participate in Apple News – TechCrunch

Apple today is launching a new program that will allow subscription news organizations that participate in the Apple News app and meet certain requirements to lower their commission rate to 15% on qualifying in-app purchases taking place inside their apps on the App Store. Typically, Apple’s model for subscription-based apps involves a standard 30% commission … Read more

A new NSO zero-click attack evades Apple’s iPhone security protections, says Citizen Lab – News

A new NSO zero-click attack evades Apple’s iPhone security protections, says Citizen Lab – TechCrunch

A Bahraini human rights activist’s iPhone was silently hacked earlier this year by a powerful spyware sold to nation-states, defeating new security protections that Apple designed to withstand covert compromises, say researchers at Citizen Lab. The activist, who remains in Bahrain and asked not to be named, is a member of the Bahrain Center for … Read more

Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare – News

Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare – TechCrunch

Melissa Sargeant Contributor Melissa Sargeant is CMO at Litmus, where she runs worldwide marketing initiatives including corporate and product branding, demand generation, product marketing, public relations and event management. The most critical phase in a marketing team’s mix and overall multichannel strategy happens after you press send on an email campaign: the post-send and performance … Read more

Apple drops its lawsuit against maker of iPhone emulation software – News

Apple drops its lawsuit against maker of iPhone emulation software – TechCrunch

Apple has settled its 2019 lawsuit with Corellium, a company that builds virtual iOS devices used by security researchers to find bugs in iPhones and other iOS devices, the Washington Post has reported. The terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed, but the agreement comes after Apple suffered a major court loss in the dispute in … Read more

With liberty and privacy for some: Widening inequality on the digital frontier – News

With liberty and privacy for some: Widening inequality on the digital frontier – TechCrunch

Cillian Kieran Contributor Cillian Kieran is CEO and co-founder of Ethyca, a New York-based privacy company. More posts by this contributor Inadequate federal privacy regulations leave US startups lagging behind Europe Privacy is emotional — we often value privacy the most when we feel vulnerable or powerless when confronted with creepy data practices. But in … Read more