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Proposed bipartisan bill would prevent individual states from mandating backdoor access to encryption protocols

The plot may yet become even more intricate when it comes to states require backdoors into encryption. A bipartisan bill introduced to the U.S. House of Represenatives on Wednesday would bar individual states and localities from requiring backdoors in encryption, something often demanded by law enforcement officials and intelligence agencies. The ENCRYPT Act, sponsored Democrat […]

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TSMC to be exclusive manufacturer for iPhone 7’s A10 processor, will begin full production in June

It looks like TSMC will be taking on the full manufacturing load for the iPhone 7’s processor. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced that they’ve reached a deal to produce the A10 processor and will most likely use a 10-nanometer manufacturing process. Full production is slated to begin in June. Along with the 10-nanometer production process, […]

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Researcher finds Sparkle framework vulnerability, highlights popular apps that could be exploited

Well, this is a mess. A “huge” number of third-party Mac apps are under threat of man-in-the-middle attacks due to a recently discovered vulnerability in Sparkle, an open source framework used to facilitate software updates. The flaw, which centered around a flawed WebKit rendering engine implementation found in certain Sparkle builds, is to blame for […]

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Legal ground work begins towards class action lawsuit following iPhone Error 53 controversy

It was bound to happen. In the wake of the iPhone Error 53 bricking issue, The law firm of PVCA hasn’t filed a case against Apple yet, but is looking for iPhone owners ready to sign up for a class action lawsuit. As mentioned before, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners who had their Home […]

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Apple launches iPhone screen protector program in assorted Apple Store retail locations

Apple’s new screen protector program is coming to Apple Store locations in the United States and other countries today. The program was first mentioned and rolled out to Japanese Apple Store locations last week and allows customers to get a Belkin screen protector carefully applied to their iPhone in store. At Apple Stores across America, […]