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How to Backup Your iPhone Without iCloud
While there are advantage to iCloud, some users may want to skip it: here’s how to backup your iPhone without using iCloud.
How to Sign into iCloud on Apple Watch
For Apple users, having access to iCloud is crucial. Which is why I’m taking a look at how to sign into iCloud on your Apple Watch.
How to Share iCloud Storage Using iPhone, iPad or Mac
Subscribing to a premium iCloud storage plan is worth it if you know how to share iCloud storage with your friends and even friends.
How to Recover Contacts from iCloud for iPhone
Losing a contact can be detrimental to one’s day: here’s how to recover contacts from iCloud for your iPhone. Users will have some options.
How to Delete Photos from iPhone But Not iCloud
Take lots of photos and videos but want them off your iPhone? There are a few ways to delete photos from your iPhone but not iCloud.
How to Clean Your iCloud Storage
While iCloud is incredibly useful for backing up things, sometimes it may need a cleaning: here’s some tips to clean your iCloud storage.
More End-to-End Encryption and Giving the Gift of Will Smith - TMO Daily Observations 2022-12-09
Dreamlight Valley resident and TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken today to discuss Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud. What is it, who needs it, and how does one activate it? Plus – Will Smith is promoting Apple TV+. Too soon?
How To Turn On Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud greatly improves your data security. Here’s how to turn the feature on.
Apple Announces Powerful New User and Data Security Features
Coming soon to an iPhone, iPad or Mac near you, Apple has announced three new user and data security features.
Preparing for the Holidays and a Few 'Spirited' Offerings
Some iPhone news, a look at holiday shopping and Apple, and some “Spirited” offerings from Apple TV+. That’s from today’s Observation Deck.
Apple Makes iCloud.com Redesign Available to All Users, Includes New Tile Feature
Apple has officially launched the new iCloud.com redesign, featuring Tiles, and it is now available to any user with an Apple ID.
Apple Registers Under Indonesian Law That Might Threaten Privacy of iCloud Subscribers
Apple recently registered under an Indonesian law that threatens the privacy of iCloud subscribers in that country.
Apple Receives Fine From Russia over Alleged iCloud Storage Violation
Reports indicate that Apple has been fined by a court in Russia for refusing to host the iCloud data of Russian citizens on Russian servers.
Rumors Circulate of iCloud Time Machine for Mac & New AirPort Routers, Though There May be Obstacles
Rumors are circulating that Apple may be considering a new AirPort as well as iCloud-centric Time Machine. This may or may not be the case.
Cryptowallet MetaMask Warns Apple Users to Beware of Phishing Attacks
Cryptowallet MetaMask has recently announced in a series of Tweets that Apple users should build strong passwords to avoid phishing scams.
Security Stuff: Protecting Your Data and Staying Safe Online
Bryan and Jeff dive in to data protection, cloud storage issues, strong passwords, password managers, and more this week in their computer security-palooza discussion. Jeff also shares his dismay over Bryan not knowing about Correct Horse Battery Staple.
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Apple Experiencing iCloud Outages, Other Issues [U] Resolved
Apple is currently experiencing multiple outages across several of their services. Issues have persisted throughout Monday.
Cloudflare Explains how iCloud Private Relay Works
Have you ever wondered how iCloud Private Relay works? Cloudflare, a partner of Apple that operates portions of the infrastructure, explains.
Ged Maheux of Iconfactory – TMO Daily Observations 2022-01-26
Ged Maheux of Iconfactory joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss iCloud syncing problems and how Iconfactory is addressing them.
Developers are Finding That iCloud Sync is Breaking
iCloud sync is breaking and developers don’t know why. So far, they say, Apple hasn’t publicly acknowledged the issue.
T-Mobile Denies Blocking iCloud Private Relay Beta
After reports that T-Mobile was blocking iCloud Private Relay for most subscribers, the carrier found a bug in iOS causing all the ruckus.
T-Mobile Blocks iCloud Private Relay for Customers in United States
It appears that carriers in the U.S. and aboard aren’t happy with iCloud Private Relay. The setting, released with iOS 15, likely interferes with surveillance of customers. A report from 9To5Mac says that T-Mobile has begun blocking the feature.
The change does not appear to be network-wide just yet, but rather it appears T-Mobile is in the process of rolling it out. This means that some users might still be able to use iCloud Private Relay when connected to their cellular network – at least for now.
Very shady behavior. I haven’t been using Private Relay because it overrides my DNS. The good news is that carriers can’t prevent you from changing your DNS settings.
iCloud, Twitter, MineCraft, Cloudflare, All Vulnerable to a Powerful Bug
According to a report on Friday, major apps and services such as iCloud, Cloudflare, Steam, Twitter, and others are vulnerable to a bug.
On Thursday, researchers noticed that a popular Java logging library (log4j) had a bug that allows for Remote Code Execution or RCE, hacker lingo for one of the most dangerous types of vulnerabilities, one that essentially allows hackers to take control of the target. GitHub labeled the vulnerability as “critical severity,” and many researchers, as well as the Director of Cybersecurity at the NSA, are sounding the alarm.
If the NSA is publicly worried, you know it’s bad. Update: Cloudflare says they are not vulnerable, “We responded quickly to evaluate all potential areas of risk and updated our software to prevent attacks, and have not been able to replicate any external claims that we might be at risk.” The company published a blog post on the matter.