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… Here are a few of the previous iterations: Apple touts Safari privacy features in new ad: ‘Your browsing is being watched’ Apple takes on data brokers and auctions with new ‘Privacy on iPhone’ ad campaign Some things shouldn’t be shared, says Apple, in amusing iPhone ad Apple debuts humorous new ‘T… …
… That enables its AI models to maximise their capabilities but at the expense of user privacy. Apple’s approach to AI privacy Although Apple Intelligence will be powered by Google’s Gemini models, the company is taking a very different approach to privacy. …
Venmo privacy finally being fixed eight years after ‘alarming’ fails Ben Lovejoy | May 11 2026 - 6:06 am PT | May 11 2026 - 6:06 am PT Problems with Venmo privacy were first highlighted way back in 2018 . …
… Siri Given Apple’s privacy focus, this option is surprisingly well hidden. In the iPhone app, open Settings, then Privacy & Security . …
Apple’s new iPhone privacy feature just expanded to more users Ryan Christoffel | May 13 2026 - 7:34 am PT | May 13 2026 - 7:34 am PT Earlier this year, Apple launched its newest iPhone privacy feature—Limit Precise Location—but only a few carriers supported it initially. …
… It supplemented this by taking a closer look at some of the privacy policies also. We reviewed the privacy details on the Apple App Store for a list of previously identified 10 most AI chatbots … The comparison was based on the number of data types each app collects. …
… Last year, published a statement on its Newsroom, arguing that the DMA would not only cause delays for rollouts of new features in Europe, but also introduce “new privacy and security threats.” Here’s Apple: “The DMA also lets other companies request access to user data and core technologies of App… …
… Apple publishes videos on ML and privacy workshop Apple has published a new post on its machine learning blog with four featured talks from its 2026 Workshop on Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning & AI. …
3 million dating app photos used for AI training before FTC privacy enforcement Ben Lovejoy | Apr 21 2026 - 5:46 am PT | Apr 21 2026 - 5:46 am PT Around 3 million user photos from dating app OkCupid were used for AI training by a third-party company in direct contravention of the company’s own priv… …
… In this episode, I break down some of the notable new security and privacy changes Apple announced at WWDC26 last week. …