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DuckDuckGo Launches Free Email Protection Service
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo has launched an Email Protection Service to protect against email trackers. You can get a free, personalized @duck.com address that will forward emails to your regular inbox.
We remove hidden trackers from incoming emails sent to this address, then forward them to your regular inbox for safer reading. This means if you use an email service like Gmail or Yahoo, it’s no problem! Emails sent to your Personal Duck Address will arrive there as usual so you can read your email like normal, in any app or on the web, worry-free.
Apple Releases watchOS 7.6, Bringing ECG App to Series 4 in More Places
Apple has released watchOS 7.6 on Monday alongside the release of iOS 14.7, bringing the ECG App to the Series 4 in 30 more regions.
The Next Play For Apple TV+ - Live Sports
Now established in the entertainment world, there is a growing expectation that sports broadcasting could be the way forward for Apple TV+.
So What’s Up With This NSO Group Pegasus Thing Anyway?
Hot news over the weekend reveals that spyware from Israeli company NSO Group may be culpable in the murders of certain journalists.
Apple Releases iOS 14.7 to Support MagSafe Battery Pack
On Monday Apple released iOS 14.7 that enables support for its newest product, a MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 product line.
China Allegedly Behind Microsoft Exchange Hack Revealed in March 2021
The White House has formally accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange servers, a security campaign that was revealed in March 2021.
iPod Click Wheel Arrived on This Day in 2004
The iPod was already a pretty big deal by the time the fourth generation of the music player was released. And then the Click Wheel was introduced. As Cult of Mac noted, the control mechanism was already in place on the mini version.
The biggest addition was the same Click Wheel that Apple introduced with the iPod mini earlier in 2004. Rather than featuring a physical scroll wheel with separate buttons surrounding it, the iPod Click Wheel combined all the device’s controls. The new solid-state, touch-sensitive scroll wheel sat flush with the face of the iPod. The fourth-gen iPod brought other small improvements, too. For instance, it was the first full-size iPod that could be charged via USB 2.0. This signaled Apple’s move away from the award-winning FireWire technology that had been a key part of the company’s “digital hub” strategy of the late 1990s.
Apple And (Physical) Activity – TMO Daily Observations 2021-07-19
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss easy ways to kick off a fitness workout with your Watch, and some favorite Fitness+ features.
Apple Donating to Support Europe Flood Relief Efforts
CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple will be contributing to relief efforts following devastating floods in parts of Europe.
iOS Saw 50% of New Device Activations in Q2 2021
A repo on Monday from Consumer Intelligence shows that both Android and iOS equally had device activations in Q2 2021.
NSO Group’s ‘Pegasus’ Spyware Targets Journalists and Activists
Spyware known as Pegasus from NSO Group was used to hack 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, activists, and business executives around the world.
The phones appeared on a list of more than 50,000 numbers that are concentrated in countries known to engage in surveillance of their citizens and also known to have been clients of the Israeli firm, NSO Group, a worldwide leader in the growing and largely unregulated private spyware industry, the investigation found.
Apple TV+ Wins Four Daytime Emmy Awards
Apple TV+ content won four Daytime Emmy Awards, with ‘Stillwater’, ‘Here We Are: Notes For Living on Planet Earth’, and ‘Helpsters’ honoured.
Cutting The Coax — Mac Geek Gab 881
Cool Stuff Found starts the day here, with things for printing webpages, controlling your trackpad/mouse, and organizing your life. Need a VPN at home? Your two favorite geeks have got you covered! Plus, the cable companies have priced it such that cutting the cord isn’t enough. Listen as Dave tells John — and all of you — what he’s learned. Press play and learn five new things!
How to Turn Off an iPhone 12
The way to turn off your iPhone has changed with recent generations, including the 12, and uses the side button and a volume button.
'Monodraw' is a Multi-Purpose Mac ASCII Editor
Monodraw is an editor for Mac that lets you design ASCII art and create diagrams, mind maps, banners, and more. From the website: “Monodraw allows you to easily create text-based art (like diagrams, layouts, flow charts) and visually represent algorithms, data structures, binary formats and more. Because it’s all just text, it can be easily embedded almost anywhere. Of course, exporting as images is also supported (PNG and SVG).” You can download a free trial or buy a license for US$$9.99.
Public Beta 2 for iOS 15, iPadOS 15 Adds Refinements
On Friday Apple released the second public betas for iOS 15 | iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8. This arrives a couple of days after the latest developer betas.
Security Friday: News Old and New, and Future Updates – TMO Daily Observations 2021-07-16
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss updates to previous Security Friday news, and a couple of items coming to Firefox and iOS.
WhatsApp Content Moderator - ‘I Sold My Soul.’
WhatsApp content moderators have to review some of the most disturbing content floating around the internet. Time spoke to some of them about the lack of support and their allegations of pay discrimination.
Content moderators working at Accenture for WhatsApp are entitled to 30 minutes of “wellness” breaks per eight-hour shift, employees say, as well as one-on-one access once a month to “wellness coaches” provided by the company. They also undergo training to prepare them for the kinds of content they are expected to look at on the job. But even Accenture acknowledges that the help these resources provide is limited. Moderators working on a Facebook contract for Accenture in Europe were required to sign a document in January 2020 acknowledging “that the wellness coach is not a medical doctor and cannot diagnose or treat mental health disorders.” TIME viewed a copy of the document, which was first reported by the Financial Times. It requires employees to acknowledge that “the weCare Program [wellness] services, standing alone, may not be able to prevent my work from affecting my mental health.” It also notes that the work “could even lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.” (Facebook told the Financial Times it did not review or approve the document, and was not aware of it.)
Anonymous Wars With China With Crypto Token ‘Anon Inu’
Hackivist collective Anonymous is back, and its warring with China and possibly Elon Musk with a cryptocurrency token dubbed “Anon Inu.”
In a recently released video, Anonymous started by touching upon the ongoing crackdown on Bitcoin mining in China. The “sudden flip” by Chinese authorities regarding mining was not only shocking but also bloody for the Bitcoin market.
Apart from China, Anonymous did not mention specifics about waging a war against Elon Musk, but looks like the #Dogefather may meet his match soon in this so-called “meme-war” against “Anon Inu token.”
iOS 15: How to Set Up a Legacy Contact to Pass on Data
With its next round of operating systems Apple is creating a Digital Legacy program to enable easier access to our loved ones after we die.
Apple Employees Angry as Getting Approval to Work From Home Gets Harder
The row over Apple employees returning to the office continues. The Verge reported that staff members feel it is becoming increasingly difficult to get approval to work from home, with some with medical conditions particularly concerned.
One employee said they were currently on an Americans with Disabilities Act accommodation that allowed them to work from home, but were told that accommodation would be denied when the company went back to the office. “I will be out of a job in September,” they wrote in Slack. Apple typically gives employees 30 days to find a new job within the company if their current team denies a medical accommodation. But one worker said in Slack that there weren’t any open remote positions. Some employees say they were told only people with documented medical conditions would be approved for permanent remote work. But the form that Apple employees use to request such an accommodation asks them to release their medical records to the company, which made some people uncomfortable.
Wordpress Owner Automattic Acquires Podcasting App ‘Pocket Casts’
Automattic announced on Friday that it has acquired the popular podcasting app Pocket Casts for an undisclosed sum.
Tim Cook Joins 'Ted Lasso' Stars to Celebrate Season Two Premiere
Tim Cook joined the stars of Ted Lasso in Los Angeles to celebrate the imminent release of season two on Apple TV+.
Firefox 90 Update Introduces SmartBlock 2.0 for Tracking Protection
Mozilla released Firefox 90 recently and it comes with an improved version of its tracking protection called SmartBlock 2.0.
The newest version of Mozilla’s built-in SmartBlock privacy feature makes it easier for users to keep their tracking protection settings cranked up, without breaking individual websites. The updated version seems to especially target Facebook login, which is increasingly used around the web as a third-party authentication and login tool.
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