Security Bits – 25 January 2019
…— www.intego.com/… (iOS) Parental Controls: The Ultimate Guide — www.imore.com/… How to back up your iCloud Photo Library — www.imore.com/… How to back up your iTunes library — www.imore.com/… Checksums…
…— www.intego.com/… (iOS) Parental Controls: The Ultimate Guide — www.imore.com/… How to back up your iCloud Photo Library — www.imore.com/… How to back up your iTunes library — www.imore.com/… Checksums…
…legislation (see next story) a few days later — uk.reuters.com/… 🇪🇺 The European Commission has published two pieces of draft legislation to regulating large tech companies — www.reuters.com/…, www.forbes.com/… The…
…— www.imore.com/… Zoom says “we fell short” in explanation over banning of pro-Chinese democracy accounts — www.imore.com/… U.S. Lawmakers Ask Zoom About its Ties to China — www.macobserver.com/… WebAuthn: Google…
…the plug on robocalls — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… 1Password Auto Fill Disabled on macOS Mojave — www.macobserver.com/… Cops Taught How to Avoid Face ID Lock Out — www.macobserver.com/… Opinion & Analysis Apple’s…
…arstechnica.com/… What Is A VPN, And How Can It Help You? – www.macobserver.com/… 5 Things to Consider when Evaluating a VPN for Privacy – www.macobserver.com/… Important Security Updates Apple release…
…Data Breaches: ComiXology suffer data breach – if you’re a user, reset your passwords (credit cards not exposed, and passwords were hashed) – http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/password-reset-time-comixology-loses-user-data-in-security-breach California DMV reportedly suffered credit card…
…& others – www.imore.com/… UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression David Kaye – www.buzzfeed.com/… The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – 9to5mac.com/… AT&T – www.imore.com/… Samsung state their position,…
…algorithms to down-rank quackery (outlandish medical claims) — www.macobserver.com/… & nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Apple temporarily turns off Walkie Talkie to fix eavesdropping bug — www.imore.com/… 🇺🇸 The Federal Elections Commission have made…
…www.zdnet.com/… Google And Facebook Secretly Track Your Activity On Porn Sites, Microsoft Reports — www.forbes.com/… Tinder Bypasses Google Play Joining Revolt Against App Store Fee — www.bloomberg.com/… Israeli Security Firm…
…is floating around that can freeze your iPhone — www.imore.com/… PSA: chaiOS Web Link Crashes Messages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — www.macobserver.com/… https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/chaios-imessage-bug — www.buzzfeed.com/… Notable Security Updates Patch…