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January 27, 2012

Education
Apple, China, Labor Rights, and U.S. Workers

Reading the New York Times wrenching investigation into unsafe and inhumane working conditions in the Chinese factories that make Apple’s iPhones and iPads--and Apple’s indifference to the problem--m…

Workers are seen inside a Foxconn factory in the southern Guangdong province of China (Bobby Yip/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

May 22, 2013

Corporate Governance
Apple and the Taxman: Why Treasury Always Loses

Watching the Senate hearing yesterday with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, I came to the conclusion that there are some things the government should not be trying to do even if the reasons for doing …

Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on May 21, 2013 (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

April 26, 2024

Digital Policy
Cyber Week in Review: April 26, 2024

Biden signs FISA reforms; House passes bill to ban government from buying bulk data; Biden signs TikTok ban; Chinese government orders Meta-owned apps removed from App Store; UnitedHealth Group provi…

TikTok logo is placed on the U.S. and Chinese flags in this illustration.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf, and Cecilia Marrinan Net Politics

March 14, 2016

Cybersecurity
The Chinese Government Has its Eye on the FBI-Apple Battle

Shadowing the standoff between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Apple over access to an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers is the question: What will China do? …

A military delegate takes pictures with her iPhone ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)
Blog Post by Adam Segal Net Politics

January 12, 2024

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: January 12, 2024

SEC approves new Bitcoin ETFs; Ransomware hits Paraguayan telecommunications company; Huawei ending U.S. lobbying efforts; Chinese research group cracks Apple's AirDrop encryption; Meta will restrict…

The logo of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf Net Politics

March 19, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Apple Announces Plans for Mountain of Cash

This morning Apple announced the company would pay a dividend to shareholders and buy back up to $10 billion in stock, revealing the plan for its $97.6 billion cash hoard (WSJ). As iPads and iPhones …

An Apple store employee checks cash for counterfeit bills after a customer purchased a pair of Apple iPad 2 tablets (Lucas Jackson/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

September 1, 2016

Corporate Governance
Apple's European Tax Bill: Time to Pay Up and Play by the Rules

Apple and its allies in the U.S. Treasury and Congress would have you believe that this week’s ruling by the European Commission that the company must pay some $14.5 billion in taxes owed to Ireland …

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Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America