Notable News A report from the Norwegian Consumer Council finds that smart watches aimed at kids are a security and privacy train wreck — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… The head of the IRS in the US tells reporters Americans should assume their identity has been stolen and act accordingly — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… IRS freezes its fraud prevention contract with […]
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Vote With Your Dollars – Monoprice Also Using Third-Party Tracking with Criteo
On October 24th I wrote a blog post about how Olympus (the camera makers) were using third-party cookie tracking using a service from Criteo. I was appalled that a site dedicated to letting me buy their products would use such a service. It wasn’t just that they wanted us to be tracked, it’s that this […]
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Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless Headphones by Helma
This is a review from listener Helma from the Netherlands of the Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless headphones. It’s my first review and my first audio contribution so please bear with me. By the way, I’m not an audiophile so don’t expect this review to rant about the sound qualities. My qualifications simply go from ‘horrible’ […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Apple Photos vs Google Photos
Eric in Durham, NC sent in our Dumb Question this week, and it’s a really interesting one: Hey Allison, here is a dumb question for you. I finally got rid of my Android phone and got an iPhone 😀. With that in mind, should I switch to Apple Photos app instead of using the Google […]
Continue readingOlympus Forcing Users to Agree to Third-Party Cookie Ad Tracker
If I didn’t have the screenshots to prove it, you’d think I was making this story up. Olympus, the camera manufacturer, is blocking their own content unless you allow third-party ad tracking from a company called Criteo. I first discovered this when I used my iPhone to getolympus.com with the intent of comparing the Olympus […]
Continue readingResetting People Album in the new Apple Photos – Rick from Baltimore
Special Guest Post by Rick from Baltimore You probably know that the Photos app on Mac and IOS has a feature where we can name people(s) in individual photos and then those people will be grouped together and added to the default People Album in the app. Sort of like keywording, but using the person’s […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 22 October 2017
Security Medium 1 – WPA WiFi Encryption Develops KRACKs This week started with a big security news announcement (responsibly disclosed, which is nice). Security researchers at the Belgian university KU Leuven revealed a collection of related attacks against the WPA2 protocol (WiFi Protected Access version 2). The problem at the root of these attacks was […]
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Grammarly Helps Me Write More Good
One of my frustrations in life is that I can spot a typo in someone else’s work from a mile away, but I simply cannot see my own mistakes. Seriously, a printed page on the other side of a desk facing upside down to me is a cake walk to catch mistakes, but in what […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 15 October 2017
Correction – Apple’s Better Cookies are iOS 11 & macOS High Sierra Only A few weeks ago we looked at Apple’s new and improved cookie handling algorithm in detail, and we at the very least implied it was a Safari 11 feature, but it’s not, it’s an iOS 11 & macOS High Sierra feature. Even […]
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How I Sell My Used Apple Gear
One of the ways to justify spending money on Apple gear is to sell your used Apple devices when you’re done with him. Apple products retain their value really well, which I’m sure you’ve noticed if you’ve ever tried to find a “cheap, used MacBook”. I illustrated the value of selling your own Apple gear […]
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