Apple celebrates “Disability Awareness Day” by highlighting Accessible Apps

Apple frequently celebrates its robust accessibility features, but to commemorate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the company has placed apps and developers in the spotlight. Apple’s efforts to commemorating Global Accessibility Awareness Day start with a banner promoting that Apple products “Works the way you do” on the main website, and range into various editorials in […]

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How to opt-out of COVID-19 contact tracing in iOS 13.5

iOS 13.5 has added a new feature called COVID-19 “exposure notification” (née “contact tracing”) API designed to allow apps created by developers working with governments worldwide to notify users of such apps that they’ve come into “contact” with someone who has COVID-19 and potentially been exposed to the virus. Both Apple’s and Google’s “exposure notification” […]

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Siri whistleblower goes public over “lack of action”, says Apple should face consequences

In a letter announcing his decision, sent to all European data protection regulators, Thomas le Bonniec said: “It is worrying that Apple (and undoubtedly not just Apple) keeps ignoring and violating fundamental rights and continues their massive collection of data. “I am extremely concerned that big tech companies are basically wiretapping entire populations despite European […]

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Report: Apple trying to fill Apple TV+ with more content from outside sources

Apple TV+ subscribers may have a larger collection of shows to watch in the future, with claims Apple is in talks to license existing movies and TV shows, to bulk up its catalog in a similar way to Netflix and Disney+. Apple’s streaming service Apple TV has relied on the power of original programming to […]

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