Anthony Boyle & Lovie Simone join the cast of Apple TV+ ‘Manhunt’

By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) The Lincoln assassination limited series “Manhunt” coming to Apple TV+ adds Anthony Boyle and Lovie Simone as leads alongside Tobias Menzies.’Manhunt’ chronicles the 12-day hunt for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassinationThe new limited series follows the hunt for John Wilkes Booth based on the bestselling book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer.” Tobias Menzies was …

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Surveillance firm says Apple is ‘phenomenal’ for law enforcement

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Secret recordings of a surveillance firm’s presentation show how much iCloud data Apple surrenders to law enforcement with a warrant — though it’s Google and Facebook that can track a suspect to within three feet.PenLink is a little-known firm from Nebraska which earns $20 million annually from helping the US government track criminal suspects. PenLink also sells its services to local law enforcement – and it’s from such a sales presentation that details of iCloud warrants has emerged.According to Forbes, Jack Poulson of the Tech Inquiry watchdog attended the National Sheriff’s Association winter conference. While there, he …

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Google Maps, Apple Maps, and smartphones are at the forefront of modern war

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele) We’ve gone beyond “the revolution will be televised,” and are in a reality where the the latest European war is live-streamed not just through social media, but on online mapping services without Google or Apple intending it.The sheer volume of mapping data now available at our fingertips means it was possible for civilians half a world away to see when Russian forces began moving. Specifically, that data pinpointed a traffic jam starting on the Russian side of the border, actively moving into Ukraine in the first few minutes of the Russian and Ukraine conflict.Just as with any cartography, this information required interpreting. Google Maps did not specifically say that it was troop movements, nor was its satellite imagery up to the minute. During the process of researching this story, we’ve confirmed that Apple Maps presented similar inbound troop movement information — but it wasn’t setting out to do that either. …

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