#TikTok should be banned from Apple, Google stores over data concerns: FCC commissioner

#TikTok should be banned from Apple, Google stores over data concerns: FCC commissioner

“TikTok should be banned from Apple, Google stores over data concerns: FCC commissioner” Popular video sharing app TikTok is a wolf in “sheep’s clothing” that should be removed from the Apple and Google app stores, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in an open letter on Tuesday. Carr, the Federal Communications Commission’s senior Republican member, called…

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#Apple workers at Maryland store vote 2-1 to unionize

#Apple workers at Maryland store vote 2-1 to unionize

“Apple workers at Maryland store vote 2-1 to unionize” TOWSON, Md. — More than 100 employees of an Apple store in a suburb of Baltimore voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, joining a growing US push across tech, retail and service industries to organize for greater workplace protections, a union said. The…

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#Apple iMessage ‘edit’ and ‘undo send’ buttons risk enabling sex abuse: attorney

#Apple iMessage ‘edit’ and ‘undo send’ buttons risk enabling sex abuse: attorney

“Apple iMessage ‘edit’ and ‘undo send’ buttons risk enabling sex abuse: attorney” Apple’s plan to add “edit” and “undo send” features to iMessage risks emboldening sexual harassers and abusers, according to a high-profile lawyer who represents victims of such crimes.  In a letter sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday, attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel…

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#Apple, Google face UK probe over browser dominance

#Apple, Google face UK probe over browser dominance

“Apple, Google face UK probe over browser dominance” Britain’s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple and Google’s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker’s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet’s Google over its…

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#Apple forced to redesign iPhone under new EU charger rule

#Apple forced to redesign iPhone under new EU charger rule

“Apple forced to redesign iPhone under new EU charger rule” Apple must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in a world first. The political intervention, which the European Commission said would make life easier for consumers and…

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