Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK after the government ordered it to build a backdoor, something the company says it will never do
Better no security than a false sense of one. Ari Cohn / @aricohn.com : Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving a false sense of se...
Some Apple users report being targeted in “MFA bombing” attacks, in which phishers inundate their devices with alerts to approve a password change or login
Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple's password reset feature.
Apple customers say delivery estimates for orders of some MacBook Pro models have been pushed back, in some cases as far as mid-June, amid China's lockdowns
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Source: Apple tells staff it's no longer offering credit cards via Barclays, which offers zero interest financing, as it shifts to Apple Card financing plans
- Longtime credit-card deal offered Apple customers no interest — Company to focus on Apple Card installment payments instead
Report: Apple and Goldman Sachs partner on Apple Pay branded credit card, launching as soon as early 2019, and on other financial services for Apple customers
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has tapped Goldman Sachs to create a new Apple Pay branded credit card.
Sources: Apple plans to combine iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps in push toward platform unification, aims to let developers expand iOS apps to Macs in late 2018
Aim is to let developers expand iOS apps to Mac computers — Apple customers have complained some Mac apps get short shrift
22 arrested in China for selling data like names, phone numbers of Apple customers; police say 20 worked for firms selling Apple devices or as Apple contractors
Paul Mozur / New York Times :
22 arrested in China for selling data like names, phone numbers of Apple customers; police say 20 worked for firms selling Apple devices or as Apple contractors
To Apple's mounting problems in China, add official scrutiny over privacy. — The Chinese police earlier this week …
Apple says faulty battery causes unexpected shutdowns on “a small number of iPhone 6s devices”, offers free battery replacement
Apple customers have been reporting recently that certain iPhones seem to be randomly shutting off when their batteries say they are about 30% charged.
Apple's Upgrade Program Now Available for iPhones Purchased Through Online Store
With the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple introduced an iPhone Upgrade Program in the U.S. designed to let Apple customers pay a monthly installment fee for a new iPhone and trade it in afte...