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Apple Announces Powerful New User and Data Security Features
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Apple Announces Powerful New User and Data Security Features

Jeff Butts · 4:49 PM EST, Dec 7th, 2022 · Add Comment

Coming soon to an iPhone, iPad or Mac near you, Apple has announced three new user and data security features.

Eufy Doesn’t Patch Potential Security Issue Affecting Its Video Doorbells, Instead Adds Disclaimer
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Eufy Doesn't Patch Potential Security Issue Affecting Its Video Doorbells, Instead Adds Disclaimer

Jeff Butts · 9:46 PM EST, Dec 5th, 2022 · Add Comment

Eufy is choosing not to fix a potential security issue with its camera products yet, but is offering more transparency into data storage.

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Our Security and Smartphone Futures – TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-30

Our Security and Smartphone Futures - TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-30

Ken_Ray · 3:00 AM EST, Nov 30th, 2022 · Add Comment

Mac Geek Gab co-host Dave Hamilton is really excited about Rapid Security Response coming in iOS 16.2. Ken is as well, though he seems argumentative about it anyway. Also – societal norms around smartphones are still being hammered out, in Dave’s estimation. He’ll drive a conversation about those.

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Eufy Says Its Security Camera Footage Is Local-Only, But That’s Not Always True
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Eufy Says Its Security Camera Footage Is Local-Only, But That’s Not Always True

Jeff Butts · 3:28 PM EST, Nov 29th, 2022 · Add Comment

A security researcher revealed that Eufy misleads customers, sending videos from its so-called local-only camera products to the cloud.

Apple Issues Rapid Security Response Update for iOS 16.2 Beta 3, But It’s Only a Test
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Apple Issues Rapid Security Response Update for iOS 16.2 Beta 3, But It’s Only a Test

Jeff Butts · 1:12 PM EST, Nov 17th, 2022 · Add Comment

Apple recently issued a Rapid Security Response to iOS 16.2 beta 3. However, it contains no security fixes, simply a test of the new feature.

Latest iOS 16.1 Update Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability
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Latest iOS 16.1 Update Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability

Jeff Butts · 1:37 PM EDT, Oct 26th, 2022 · Add Comment

Apple acknowledged that iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 include a fix for a zero-day vulnerability that might have been actively exploited already.

Hospital Web Tracker Leak May Have Sent 3 Million Patients’ Info to Big Tech Companies
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Hospital Web Tracker Leak May Have Sent 3 Million Patients’ Info to Big Tech Companies

Jeff Butts · 1:31 PM EDT, Oct 21st, 2022 · Add Comment

A hospital network’s web tracker leak may have transmitted personal details for millions of patients to Google, Meta and others.

Security Researcher Uncovers Yet Another iOS VPN Flaw
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Security Researcher Uncovers Yet Another iOS VPN Flaw

Jeff Butts · 1:02 PM EDT, Oct 13th, 2022 · Add Comment

Hot on the heels of one recently-discussed iOS VPN flaw, a security researcher finds many Apple apps communicating outside the VPN tunnel.

New macOS Archive Utility Vulnerability Allows Malware to Bypass Gatekeeper Security, But An Update Patches the Hole
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New macOS Archive Utility Vulnerability Allows Malware to Bypass Gatekeeper Security, But An Update Patches the Hole

Jeff Butts · 3:12 PM EDT, Oct 7th, 2022 · Add Comment

Thanks to a recently-published vulnerability in macOS Archive Utility, we see yet again the importance of regularly running Software Update.

Apple’s Upcoming Lockdown Mode Feature May Also Pose Privacy Risk for iPhone Users
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Apple's Upcoming Lockdown Mode Feature May Also Pose Privacy Risk for iPhone Users

Arnold Zafra · 12:42 PM EDT, Aug 26th, 2022 · Add Comment

Apple’s Lockdown Mode coming in with iOS 16 can make iPhone users enabling the feature easy to fingerprint and identify.

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