Case maker totallee has added a Pacific Blue case for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max to its product lineup.
Security Friday, Encryption Basics – TMO Daily Observations 2020-11-20
Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Security Friday news, This Week in Facebook, and basic encryption for messaging and iOS files.
T-Mobile First Carrier to Enable 988 For Mental Health Services
T-Mobile has become the first carrier to enable the 988 number for mental health services, The Verge reported. If its customers dial that number, they will be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL).
T-Mobile says it is the first carrier in the US to make 988 available to its customers. T-Mobile chief technology officer Abdul Saad said in a statement that making the shorter emergency number available to customers was “a matter of urgency for us, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the holiday season approaches.” In 2019, the FCC released a report suggesting a three-digit hotline number would make it easier for those seeking help. The FCC voted unanimously in July to make 988 the number to connect to the NSPL hotline, and it gave carriers until July 2022 to put it into effect. However, the 988 number isn’t able to receive text messages, which FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said at the time was problematic. She noted that voice service is “not native for most young people.”
C-Command Software Offers 25% Off Black Friday 2020 Sale
Software company C-Command is offering 25% off all of its Mac apps with the code BLACKFRIDAY2020.
Hombli Smart Indoor Camera: $34.97
We have a deal on the Hombli Smart Indoor Camera, a security camera with 1080p HD video, night vision, 2-way audio, and storage with MicroSD or cloud service. It supports Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, and it come with support apps for iOS and Android. This device is $34.97 through our deal.
How to Use and Edit Widgets in macOS Big Sur
Widgets have been a feature in macOS for a while, and they again appear in Big Sur with a couple of ways to access and edit them.
Encryption App ‘Cryptomator’ to Integrate With iOS Files
Cryptomator is my top recommendation for file encryption and it recently shared its late 2020 development roadmap.
What’s up with Cryptomator for iOS? For the last 6-7 months, we have been hard at work on a completely new app written in Swift.
What will be so special about the rewrite? Cryptomator will be fully integrated into the Files app. This comes with many benefits like thumbnails, support for third-party apps that can edit files directly inside the vault, and many more!
Great news. What I’ve also been hoping for is the ability to access Cryptomator vaults in external storage on iOS/iPadOS, like you can on the Mac.
Apple Executives Discuss AR and its Potential to Transform the World
Mike Rockwell, Apple’s head of AR, and Allessandra McGinnis, senior product manager for AR, talk about the company’s efforts in augmented reality.
Apple Hires Barbara Whye From Intel as Head of Diversity
Apple has hired Intel’s chief diversity and inclusion officer as its own head of diversity. Barbara Whye will join the company early next year.
Facebook Responds to Apple’s Criticism of Data Monetization
On Thursday, Apple defended its iOS 14 anti-tracking feature in a letter to privacy groups like the EFF, criticizing data collection practices like those used by Facebook. Naturally, Facebook responded.
[Apple] are using their dominant market position to self-preference their own data collection while making it nearly impossible for their competitors to use the same data. They claim it’s about privacy, but it’s about profit.
Fortunately, of course it’s possible to be private and profitable simultaneously. Paid apps and services hopefully incentivize developers to monetize their talent, not our attention through tracking and ads.
