Monthly Archives: May 2021

Senator demands answers about Pentagon’s warrantless spying on Americans

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) The U.S. Department of Defense is conducting warrantless surveillance of Americans using commercial data, according to a letter penned by Senator Ron Wyden — and Wyden wants answers.Credit: U.S. National ArchiveBack in 2020, a report indicated that the U.S. military had been purchasing location data sourced from popular apps to track the movements of people around the globe. That information was bought from commercial data brokers and tracking firms that Apple and Google …

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iPhone assembler Foxconn reports component shortage will extend into 2022

By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Foxconn is expecting the existing component shortage to worsen for the remainder of 2021, and it will ultimately impact consumer electronics giants like Apple and Samsung, with some parts already seeing back-orders into 2022.Foxconn warns of chip shortages into 2022Apple assembly partner and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn netted $1 billion …

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Save money on spring clothes, sunglasses, more with new Apple Pay promo

By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Apple’s latest Apple Pay promotion offers springtime savings from alice + olivia, PacSun, Persol, Under Armour and more when using the payments service at checkout.Announced in an email to current Apple Pay users on Thursday, shoppers can find deals of up to 25% off from select retailers.Clothing outlet alice + olivia is offering 20% off orders of $250 or more when using the code APPLEPAY at checkout through the company’s …

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