Monday, February 29, 2016





Apple will ask Congress for a 'thoughtful and honest consideration of the facts' in testimony on encryption debate







Company, not Cook, will be held responsible if Apple loses fight over FBI case, experts say






Apple press event week of March 21 new iPad & 4-inch "iPhone SE," sans 3D Touch







Back to the future

Apple's 4-inch iPhone strategy could devastate the competition






Apple's Smaller iPad Pro Launching Next Month Likely to Support Apple Pencil, the Best Digital Pen(cil) on the Market Today






Apple lawyer warns government on road to 'limitless' power and a police state in iPhone encryption fight






WTF!

Secrets, lies and the iPhone: A CIA whistleblower talks about Obama's bizarre secrecy obsession - and why Hillary and Bernie won't talk about it







The Obama administration's insistence on forcing Apple to hack the iPhone has accomplished two things:

1) Caused Apple to double down on security

2) Made the iPhone even more popular and trusted all over the world
 

FBI contacted Apple, received data related to San Bernardino case 3 days after shooting





The GovtOS Show






But the FBI wants Apple to hack it wide open anyway.

San Bernardino's top cop says it's likely 'there is nothing of any value' on iPhone the FBI wants Apple to crack






Pew asks stupid misleading question about FBI Apple fight, gets stupid misleading answers






Has Apple been neglecting politics?






If Apple loses, your home could be the next thing that's unlocked




Both Amazon and Nest encrypt the data sent from their devices. Yet, if the Department of Justice gets its way, that's just a minor inconvenience for law enforcement if you're suspected of a crime.




Apple protects students privacy 

Apple School Manager Web portal enters beta ahead of iOS 9.3 debut





Google, not so much. 

Apple needs to up its game to counter Google's cheap net-book give-away program to schools.

Schools either don't realize or don't care that they and their students are being data mined for students' info to sell to advertisers and "others."

Google is tracking students as it sells more products to schools, privacy advocates warn






See Google above:

Calling them 'allies' is a stretch: "IP thieves" would be a better description in most or all cases.

Apple's tech allies oppose the FBI, but still want your data






Board of directors meeting::

Apple directors reelected, outside proposals rejected at annual shareholder meeting



Angela Ahrendts on Apple retail: Small and medium business a huge focus with massive things we are doing to address biz users


Daniel Eran Dilger's notes and tweets from the meeting here:




Apple confirms that OS X update broke ethernet port on some Macs, here's how to fix it






Apple is letting French, German and Dutch photographers inside AC2 for exclusive photo shoots.

Beautiful photos of a UFO on the new Apple Campus




Below: This will be the above ground lobby for the underground theater 






The roof panels are awaiting to be lifted into place by the giant cranes.

Curved glass facades take shape



Above: For scale, there is a construction worker standing on the edge of a roof section, center right in the photo






Photos show Apple preparing to build store inside new World Trade Center Transportation Hub 








Foxconn & Sharp to delay takeover talk deadline by 1-2 weeks, report says






Tesla hires yet another chip architecture titan out of Apple's PA Semi, feeding the rumor that it plans to design its own silicon





Yes, I kind of think it is, senator, and that's due to nut jobs like you, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and most of all, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Presidential Candidate Rubio on Apple: "Let me tell you, their Brand is not Superior to the United States of America"






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