Bill Gates backtracks on Apple versus FBI comments on iPhone encryption and “backdoors” stance February 23, 2016 Bill Gates has backtracked on earlier comments he made suggesting that he sided with the FBI in its request for Apple to break encryption on the iPhone of a mass shooter who killed 14 people in San Bernadino. Apple has argued against complying with the order, saying that it amounts to weakening encryption with a so-called [...]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates backs FBI in Apple iPhone hack stand-off February 23, 2016 Bill Gates, the world's richest man, has refused to back Apple in a stand-off between the tech giant and the US government over whether to unlock the iPhone of the so-called San Bernadino shooter. In an interview with the Financial Times, Gates said the debate was over a "specific case where the government is asking for [...]
Apple won’t back down on FBI encryption demands and wants a government committee to look at implications of “backdoor” demands February 22, 2016 Apple won't back down on FBI encryption demands and has called for a government commission to look at the issue of giving access to devices to law enforcement agencies. The call comes after the FBI secured a court order to force Apple to break encryption on the iPhone of one of the people involved in a [...]
EU referendum: Lord Sugar backs Remain camp over Brexit February 22, 2016 Lord Sugar has come out as being in. He's known for being straight to the point, so it's no surprise that The Apprentice host summed up his stance on the EU referendum in one word. in https://t.co/rPmbXHyq0o — Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) February 21, 2016 The Remain camp will be thanking its lucky stars to have a high [...]
Vertical Thinking: Teads’s Todd Tran on finding a “via media” with video advertising February 22, 2016 The case for vertical mobile ads has been won. Last year, Snapchat urged marketers and media companies to ditch wide-angle shots and go vertical, and Audi reported a completion rate which was 80 per cent higher when its mobile video ads were designed to be watched in portrait. Teads, which leads the field in native [...]
After HSBC’s voice recognition, selfies and Tinder could soon replace your banking password February 19, 2016 Banks are often accused of being slow to innovate, opting for tried and tested methods and services over new technologies and solutions. However, when it comes to security, there is a lot that even the most innovative digital enterprises can learn from the world of finance. The media is currently buzzing with news that HSBC [...]
So long, Siri: HSBC to launch voice and fingerprint recognition biometric system for up to 15 million users February 19, 2016 Always forgetting your password, have no idea what your grandmother's maiden name was or has that memorable place slipped your mind? HSBC thinks it has the answer: the bank is planning to launch voice recognition and touch security services in the UK. So long, Siri, this is all about "voice prints". First Direct customers will be [...]
Apple iPhone sales fell for the first time in history, Gartner figures reveal February 18, 2016 Sales of Apple's iconic iPhones have fallen for the first time in history, analysts say. Global sales of the device declined 4.4 per cent at the end of last year, with 71.5m handsets sold in the last quarter of 2015. Apple sparked fears that the world has reached "peak Apple" in January when it revealed sales had fallen to [...]
Is Apple right to refuse a request by the FBI to decrypt the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter? February 18, 2016 Ken Munro, partner at Pen Test Partners, says Yes. This is a one-shot solution for the FBI, limited to helping solve the San Bernardino case – but not in the way you might think. First, if Apple gives in and its iOS is opened to a government agency, terrorists and other threats will simply find other [...]
London startup Curve launches new card that will allow consumers to combine all their payment cards February 17, 2016 London-based startup Curve launched today, the latest in a string of new companies in the payments technology sector, with the aim of allowing consumers to combine all their bank cards into one payment card. The card, which is supported by a mobile app, will be accepted everywhere that MasterCard is. According to the company, the service "offers [...]