Ron Deibert founded the Citizen Lab research center in 2001 to act as “counterintelligence for civil society.” He now warns that the United States, long a democratic standard, is seeing its foundational norms come under serious threat.
Apple has been hit with a €93 million ($115.4M) fine by Italy’s competition authority. The regulator says Apple abused its App Store dominance to force restrictive privacy rules on third-party developers, harming their revenue.
Under pressure from the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is introducing AirPods-like proximity pairing for third-party devices in iOS 26.3. The catch? It’s only for the EU, and the full launch isn’t until 2026.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the University of Washington violated Professor Stuart Reges’s free speech rights. The case stemmed from a 2022 syllabus that parodied the school’s recommended land acknowledgment statement.
Japan’s new law is forcing tech giants to allow third-party app stores and payments. Apple and Google have complied, but with clear reluctance and warnings about security risks. Meanwhile, Debian adds support for a Chinese CPU architecture.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has announced Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as planned. He accuses Apple of implementing “competition-crushing” new fees instead of complying with a law requiring it to open iOS to competing stores.
The year’s major cyber incidents, including China-linked telco attacks and the Ingram Micro ransomware hit, all point to a single, critical failure. Organizations simply couldn’t see what was happening inside their own networks, and attackers knew it.
Apple released iOS 26.2 and iOS 18.7.3 last Friday with critical security patches. But some users choosing to stay on iOS 18 are only being shown the iOS 26.2 update, forcing a major upgrade. A workaround involves signing up for the public beta program.
TikTok and ByteDance have struck a deal to form a new U.S.-based company, backed by Oracle and other investors. This move is designed to comply with a 2024 law and likely prevents an app ban. The political and business implications are huge.
Following new CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo’s AI-focused vision, Mozilla faced immediate backlash. The Firefox team has now revealed plans for an absolute “AI kill switch” to completely disable all built-in LLM features, aiming to retain user trust through transparency and customization.
