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Safari Will Stop Accepting HTTPS Certificates That Last Longer Than 13 Months
Safari is to stop accepting HTTPS certificates that are set to expire over 13-months after their creation date from September 2020.
SlickWraps Was Hacked, But Hasn’t Done Anything About It
SlickWraps makes skins for iPhones and Androids. It was recently hacked, but fortunately by a white hat hacker without malicious intentions. The story behind it is fascinating, especially because the company has blocked him and so far has failed to do anything about it.
To say I went to great lengths to treat SlickWraps equitably would be an understatement. Candidly, after the staggering number of primitive security flaws exhibited by their administrators (e.g. the vulnerability to Dirty COW, an exploit which was patched in 2016), I question whether they deserved the leniency I am about to describe.
Update: Other people are hacking the company too. One of them sent emails to SlickWraps customers, telling them to tweet and email the company, which responded to the incident on Twitter.
Google Search Reveals Private WhatsApp Groups
Google indexes links to WhatsApp group invites that may be private, meaning people can find and join them.
Motherboard used a number of specific Google searches to find invite links to WhatsApp groups. Some of the groups appear to not be overly sensitive or for a particular audience. Many of the links on Google lead to groups for sharing porn.
But others appear to be catered to specific groups. Motherboard entered one WhatsApp group chat that described itself as being for NGOs accredited by the United Nations. After joining, Motherboard was able to see a list of all 48 participants and their phone numbers.
Apple Maps Look Around Comes to Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
Apple Maps Look Around is coming to three new locations: Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., for people running iOS 13.
Google Removes Hundreds of App From Play Store For Violating Ads Policy
Google has removed almost 600 apps from its Play Store and monetization programs for violating its advertising policies.
T-Mobile and Sprint Hope to Close Merger by April 1
T-Mobile and Sprint could complete their merger sooner than perhaps expected. The firms are aiming to finalize the deal by April 1, 2020, MacRumors reported.
T-Mobile and Sprint are aiming to finish their merger by April 1 now that all legal issues have been resolved and regulatory approval has been granted, the two companies announced today. In a press release, Sprint and T-Mobile announced an amended business combination agreement that has been approved by the Boards of Directors of T-Mobile and Sprint. Under the terms of the amendment, T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom will get a slightly higher ownership stake in the new company.
Apple TV+ Show 'Shantram' Halts Prodcution
Production on the forthcoming Apple TV+ show Shantaram has been halted due to writing delays and concerns about the weather.
Here’s How to Block Apple News+ Magazines
Andrew found that the Today tab in News is filled with News+ content, despite not being subscribed. But he found a way to block News+ magazines.
FCC Forced to Get Public Opinion on Net Neutrality
A court order is forcing the FCC to once again ask the public’s opinion on whether gutting net neutrality was a good idea. And just like last time, the agency is doing everything possible to distract, deflect, and defend.
In a reminder of just how petty federal telecoms regulation has become, the FCC can’t even take this implicit rebuke professionally. And so it attempted to hide the reality of the situation by flooding its announcements website on Wednesday with suddenly important news and describing the public comment period in the most obscure terms possible.