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Power & Surveillance

Nov 2, 2026//4 MIN

The pet portrait app was a front. 400 more like it hid a deepfake factory

Language tutors, workout coaches and cute pet filters passed App Store review, then quietly turned into sexual deepfake generators for the right users. Meta's ad system brought in the customers.

#apple#deepfakes#meta

Power & Surveillance

Oct 28, 2026//3 MIN

Russia quietly put Apple and Microsoft on its surveillance registry

Since October 2, both companies have been listed as 'organizers of information dissemination.' In Russia that means storing users' messages for the security services. Nobody noticed for weeks.

#surveillance#apple#microsoft

Artificial Intelligence

Oct 14, 2026//4 MIN

A judge is 'highly likely' to stop OpenAI using Apple's hardware secrets

Apple says OpenAI hired away its hardware people and their knowledge came with them. A federal judge in San Jose is leaning Apple's way, and OpenAI just answered with a leak accusation of its own.

#openai#apple#hardware

Power & Surveillance

Oct 3, 2026//1 MIN

Apple's next camera won't record you. It'll write down what you did instead

Code-named J450, the rumored home camera recognizes faces and pets and sends text, not video. That might be worse.

#privacy#surveillance#apple