Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other tech powerhouses have mounted a quiet new lobbying push around government surveillance laws as they seek to influence potential congressional reforms to controversial National Security Agency programs. Thrust into the spotlight as a result of Edward Snowden’s leaks, these industry leaders historically haven’t…
Malware creeps into the iTunes App Store
It’s not easy to get a malicious app into Apple’s heavily guarded and scrutinized App Store, but it is still possible. Infamous Apple hacker Charlie Miller created an app that was disguised to look like a generic stock market app, telling potential downloaders that it let them monitor their stock…