Government entities have been using Section 215 of the Patriot Act as justification to collect logs of web browsing activity.
In fact, “one of those 61 orders resulted in the production of information that could be characterized as information regarding browsing,” Mr. Ratcliffe wrote in the second letter. Specifically, one order had approved collection of logs revealing which computers “in a specified foreign country” had visited “a single, identified U. S. web page.”
A new advert for Apple TV+ was posted on YouTube on Friday. It highlighted the streaming service’s biggest original serious like The Morning Show, Defending Jacob, Ted Lasso, and Servant. It arrived on the same day that new shows Stillwater and Earth at Night in Color became available.
Apple’s Family Sharing feature now supports sharing in-app purchases among members at the discretion of each developer.
Dr. Mac tried something that used to “just work” in Photos for Mac, but this time it didn’t…
Apple has ordered a six-part documentary series from World Surf League (WSL) and Box to Box Films with the top surfers around the world.
We have a deal on Easy Data Transform, data manipulation software for Mac and Windows. With 46 transforms and 60 text encodings to choose from, you’ll be able to merge, split, clean, dedupe, reformat, and more without coding or programming skills. There’s a video demonstration of this software on the deal listing, and it’s $29.99 through our deal.
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Security Friday news, including Mac and iOS exploits, and encrypted services for your data.
Mac OS 11 Big Sur and Safari 14 introduced a new Translation tool that allows you to quickly and easily change the language of a website.
A Satechi magnetic wireless charging cable has been released on Friday, says the company. For US$29.99 you can get up to 7.5W of charging.
Apple’s Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Sarah Herrlinger, and accessibility engineering lead for iOS, Chris Fleizach, recently joined TechCrunch editor Matthew Panzarino for a Sight Global Tech conversation. They outlined the company’s latest accessibility technology and discussed how Apple works to foster a culture of innovation, empowerment, and inclusion.
