Mulligan had formatted and reset the machine, so there was no trace of his data on it, but the device was still associated with his iCloud account, and still let him interact with the sold iMac, thanks to Find My Mac and its theft prevention tools.
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Here’s something you’ll not like at all: Apple has been awarded a patent for technology that would prevent you from snapping pictures and shooting videos with your iPhone or iPad at places or events, like concerts or museums, where it might be prohibited …
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Well, well, well…a federal magistrate of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has so far refused to order Apple to disable security on a customer’s encrypted mobile device even though the government assured the judge that doing so “is not likely to place any unreasonable burden on Apple.”
According to the court document (pdf), available on Cryptome which recently admitted to a leaking users’ IP addresses in a separate tech drama, the government filed a sealed application on Oct. 8; it asked the court “to issue an order pursuant to the All Writs Act,” and thereby force Apple “to assist in the execution of a federal search warrant by disabling the security of an Apple device that the government has lawfully seized pursuant to a warrant issued by this court. Law enforcement agents have discovered the device to be locked, and have tried and failed to bypass the lock.”
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Android users must disable security setting to download enterprise apps, says …
FierceMobileIT As reported by FierceMobileIT last month, Bluebox discovered a vulnerability in the Android security model that enables an attacker to turn a legitimate app into a trojan and steal corporate data, retrieve password and account information, and record … |