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.