The winners of this year’s Apple Design Awards have been announced with developers of both apps and games receiving the accolade.
16 Web APIs Apple Avoided Over Privacy Concerns
ZDnet has a list of 16 Web APIs that Apple declined to add to Safari over concerns they could be used to track users.
The vast majority of these APIs are only implemented in Chromium-based browsers, and very few on Mozilla’s platform.
Apple claims that the 16 Web APIs above would allow online advertisers and data analytics firms to create scripts that fingerprint users and their devices.
Exxon Mobil Offers 3% Cash Back With Apple Pay
Exxon Mobil is offering a deal for Apple customers. When you use Exxon and Mobil stations you can get 3% cash back with Apple Pay.
Full Disks, Slow Speeds, and Low Batteries — Mac Geek Gab 822
Your questions haven’t stopped, and neither have our answers! How to deal with a full disk? What to do for slow internet speeds? How to best manage your battery? All of these topics are addressed, plus Cool Stuff Found, Quick Tips, and more. Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things with John and Dave this week!
Department of Justice Takes Hard Look at Apple's 30% Tax
As part of its ongoing antitrust investigation, the Department of Justice is examining Apple’s rules for the App Store, like the 30% tax.
How to Get Safari 14 Without Downloading the macOS 11 Beta
Andrew shows us how to get Safari 14 features like Privacy Report without having to download the macOS Big Sur beta.
WWDC 2020: Post-keynote Analysis With Craig Federighi
John Gruber’s edition of his Talk Show following the WWDC keynote is always worth a watch/listen. This year it was obviously recorded remotely, but Apple SVP Craig Federighi joined from a Apple Park to help dive into the all the announcements.
TikTok to Stop Reading iPhone Users’ Clipboards
TikTok is to stop reading the contents of users’ clipboards after the recent beta release of iOS 14 revealed the practice was still going on.
Apple Adds Encrypted DNS Support to iOS 14, macOS 11
A WWDC20 presentation shows how Apple is adding support for encrypted DNS to iOS 14 and macOS 11. It will support HTTPS and TLS.
Security Friday: Privacy Updates, Macworld All-Star Band Reunion – TMO Daily Observations 2020-06-26
Andrew Orr and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest privacy changes from WWDC, and the Macworld All-Star Band reunion.