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Apple to Allow Third-Party App Stores, Lensa AI App Privacy Risks, Real-Life Invisibility Cloak
Apple is considering giving third-party app stores access to its iPhones and iPads in the European Union (EU) to comply with new competition law. Will the “sideloading” of apps change Apple’s walled ...
AirTag Stalking – Murder, Fear and Litigation
At the end of January 2022, Akron, Ohio resident Heidi Moon was staying in a hotel in Kent, Ohio when her ex-boyfriend texted her, indicating that he knew where she was. Four ...
Apple Is Finally Encrypting iCloud Backups
After way too many years, Apple is finally encrypting iCloud backups: Based on a screenshot from Apple, these categories are covered when you flip on Advanced Data Protection: device backups, messages backups, ...
ChatGPT Goes Viral, More Trouble for LastPass, Apple’s New Data Protections
A chatbot developed by OpenAI, called ChatGPT, has gone viral and is able to mimic human language and speech styles and can interact with users in a conversational way. It can be ...
Apple Suit Underscores Privacy Regulation Pressure
A lawsuit recently filed against Apple for violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act underscores not only that regulators are serious about holding companies to privacy strictures but also that companies that ...
Cyber Security DE:CODED – Security opportunities for Managed Service Providers
“Every SMB is an expert in something. A passion. It’s probably not anti-virus…” Show notes for series 2, episode 7 Small business and Managed Service Provider special! In June 2022*, we set ...
iPhone Privacy ‘Lies’ Exposed Again: Apple Analytics not Anonymous
Apple has been caught lying in a privacy policy. So say the now-notorious security researchers at Mysk ...
Battle with Bots Prompts Mass Purge of Amazon, Apple Employee Accounts on LinkedIn
On October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc. The next day, half of those profiles no longer existed. A similarly dramatic drop in ...
More Details of macOS Archive Utility Flaw Emerge
Now that Apple has addressed a vulnerability in its macOS Archive Utility that could run malicious apps around Apple security, security researchers have released additional details about the flaw. The vulnerability, designated ...
What are Passkeys, PowerPoint Mouseover Attack, 2K Games Support Hacked
Passkeys are coming soon to Apple iOS 16 so what are passkeys and why are they an eventual replacement for passwords? Researchers have discovered a new attack that uses mouse movement in ...
