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A First Look at Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, Coming to Apple TV+
The first image of the upcoming Apple Original Film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, directed by Martin Scorsese, has been shared.
Spotify Adds More Ways to Share Podcasts on iOS
Spotify is improving ways by which users can share podcasts, with a new ability to add timestamps when you share an episode.
Amazon Partners With Tile to Create Location Trackers
Amazon is partnering with Tile and Level to create location-tracking devices that people can use to track their items.
Let WhatsApp Harvest Your Data or It Will Restrict Your Account
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has a controversial new privacy policy that says it will share your data with Facebook companies.
Stop Instagram for Kids, Say 44 Attorneys General
Forty-four attorneys general wrote a letter in protest of Facebook’s plans to create Instagram for Kids.
Apple TV+ Unveils Prince Harry, Oprah Mental Health Series Name and Launch Date
The mental health series from Prince Harry and Oprah is called ‘The Me You Can’t See’ and will premiere on Apple TV+ on May 21.
Rumbling with Gatekeeper — Mac Geek Gab 870
Apple’s protective engines usually do well at protecting our devices, but what happens when they go haywire? It’s time to Rumble, that’s what, and John and Dave are here to help! Listen as they answer your questions, share Cool Stuff Found, push out the Quick Tips and make it easy to learn at least five new things this week!
Apple Awards Corning Further US$45 Million From Advanced Manufacturing Fund
Apple has awarded US$45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning, the firm that supplies precision glass for various devices.
Switchmate 2.0 Smart Switch for Toggle Style Light Switches: $19.99
We have a deal on Switchmate 2.0, a smart switch that snaps over your existing light switches and controls them by doing the flipping for you. That means you don’t have to rewire the switch or replace your existing lightbulbs. Using the companion app, the Switchmate 2.0 can respond to voice commands, turn lights on automatically when you arrive home, and it has multiple timers for total smart lighting control. This device is $19.99 through our deal.
Apple Hires Stella Low From Cisco for Corporate Communications
Apple has hired Cisco’s Stella Low to be its new Vice President of worldwide corporate communications.
Court Finds NSA Collects Innocent Americans’ Data Anyway
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) found that the NSA doesn’t follow the law and collections the data of innocent Americans. This is according to a recently declassified document [PDF] from November 2020.
From where we sit, it seems clear that the FISC continues to suffer from a massive case of national security constitutional-itis. That is the affliction (not really, we made it up) where ordinarily careful judges sworn to defend the Constitution effectively ignore the flagrant Fourth Amendment violations that occur when the NSA, FBI, (and to a lesser extent, the CIA, and NCTC) misuse the justification of national security to spy on Americans en mass.
128 Million Apple Users Unknowingly Downloaded Malware in 2015
Emails published in the Epic v Apple trial on Friday revealed that 128 million users downloaded malware from the App Store in 2015.
Security Friday and Facebook's Relationships – TMO Daily Observations 2021-05-07
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont for Security Friday’s news, including Facebook’s latest move involving your data.
Apple Music 'First Listen' Events Provide Surprisingly Intimate Insight Into New Albums
Apple Music offers ‘First Listen’ events with Zane Lowe discussing a soon-to-be-released album with the artists, and they work really well.
Over 29,000 Databases Expose 19 Petabytes of Data
Many companies aren’t properly securing their databases, like the one I wrote about this morning. But we have some numbers. CyberNews quotes “29,000 unprotected databases worldwide exposing 19 petabytes (19,000 terabytes, 19,000,000 gigabytes, etc) of data.
To conduct this investigation, we used a specialized search engine to scan for open databases of three of the most popular database types: Hadoop, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch. While performing the search, we made sure that the open databases we found required no authentication whatsoever and were open for anyone to access, as opposed to those that had default credentials enabled.
Apple Card Family Features, Restrictions Revealed in Support Document
Apple has released a support document outlining the features of the recently launched Apple Card Family. AppleInsider published a breakdown of what it says.
Detailed in a support document, Apple Card Family is available to one cardholder and one member of their Family Sharing group who is 18 or older. Touted as a rethinking of traditional credit cards, the new service enables both members of an account to share a credit line while simultaneously building credit. A total of six people, including owners or co-owners, can be assigned to a particular Apple Card account. Participants must be 13 or older. Co-owners share full responsibility for account balance and payments, and have their credit reported equally in their own name, Apple says.
How to Set up Face ID to Unlock Your iPhone With Apple Watch When Wearing a Mask
iOS 14. 5 and watchOS 7.4 introduced the ability for Face ID to unlock your iPhone even when a user is wearing a mask.
Many Top VPN Apps Have Inaccurate Privacy Labels
An analysis of 49 VPN apps in the App Store shows that many of them have inaccurate privacy labels, and others didn’t have a label at all.
Report Shows Only 4% of iOS 14.5 Users Opt Into Ad Tracking
A new report from Flurry Analytics shows that approximately 4% of iPhone users running iOS 14.5 have opted into app tracking.
Finnish Mental Health Startup Vastaamo Leaked Patient Data
Vastaamo ran the largest network of private mental-health providers in Finland. William Ralston tells the story on WIRED, and how hackers used the data to threaten patients.
A security flaw in the company’s IT systems had exposed its entire patient database to the open internet—not just email addresses and social security numbers, but the actual written notes that therapists had taken. A group of hackers, or one masquerading as many, had gotten hold of the data.
What an incompetent company. No anonymization of patient records, no encryption of data. In other words, unfortunately common. Two developers hired at Vastaamo were even arrested in a previous security breach.
'Mythic Quest' Season Two Arrives on Apple TV+
Mythic Quest season two is here! The first two episodes of the follow-up season are now available to Apple TV+ subscribers, with new episodes being released every Friday. The comedy series follows the trials and tribulations of a company behind a very popular game. I’ve recently been catching up on season one and thoroughly enjoying it, so I can’t wait to see what this next one has to offer.
This Person Turned an AirTag Into a Slim Card
YouTuber Andrew Ngai made a video where he deconstructed an AirTag and turned it into a slim, wallet-friendly card.
iOS 14.5 Adds Beats Headphones Into the ‘Find My’ App
Apple expanded its Find My app in iOS 14.5 to include support for third-party accessories, but also added first-party products like Beats.
Pre-Order ScoutPro Ultimate All-in-One Charger: $99
We have a pre-order deal on the ScoutPro, an all-in-one charger that ships in July. This device features a large 24,000mAh internal battery and it can charge up to five devices simultaneously. It has two USB-C charging ports and a USB-A charging port. It also has magnetic wirelesss charging for iPhone 12 devices and a spot to charge your Apple Watch. The pre-order deal is $99.