FBI chief: Apple, Google phone encryption perilous (Update)
The FBI director on Thursday criticized the decision by Apple and Google to encrypt smartphones data so it can be inaccessible to law enforcement, even with a court order.
The FBI director on Thursday criticized the decision by Apple and Google to encrypt smartphones data so it can be inaccessible to law enforcement, even with a court order.
Security
Sep 25, 2014
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Many people in the New York City area were alerted Monday morning to a screeching, buzzing message about a man wanted in connection with explosions in the area over the weekend.
Telecom
Sep 19, 2016
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Laptops and tablets on U.S.-bound flights from Mexico will be subjected to heightened carry-on security measures beginning Wednesday at the request of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mexican authorities announced.
Other
Jul 19, 2017
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Though not all parents steal glances at their cellphones while watching children at the playground, many of those who do feel guilty about being glued to a screen rather than the monkey bars.
Other
May 21, 2015
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When the top executives of the world's wireless industry gather next week in Barcelona, Spain, for their annual trade show, cellphones will take a back seat to talk of cars, electric meters and insulin monitors.
Telecom
Feb 22, 2013
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U.S. regulators are calling out AT&T and Verizon for exempting their own video apps from data caps on customers' cellphones.
Telecom
Dec 2, 2016
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We tend to think of large cities as melting pots—places where people from all sorts of backgrounds can mingle and interact. But according to new research, people in big cities tend to primarily interact with other individuals ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2023
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(AP) -- Customers have been leaving T-Mobile USA, the country's No. 4 cellphone company, for the last two years. Now that all three of the bigger carriers have the iPhone, that stream has turned into a flood.
Telecom
Feb 23, 2012
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(AP) -- If you've ever used a fake cellphone conversation to avoid real-life interactions, you're not alone.
Telecom
Aug 16, 2011
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The US Justice Department said Monday it is re-examining its controversial use of secret cellphone tracking devices to establish the location of suspects in criminal investigations, a spokesman said.
Telecom
May 4, 2015
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