Followup Apple draws a line under the ‘Siri Grading’ kerfuffle with a a public letter apologising for not reaching their own high standards, explaining how Siri protects user privacy, and outline some changes to how grading will be carried out in future — www.apple.com/… Apple send as little as possible data to Siri, using on-device […]
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Security Bits – 27 August 2019
Followups GitHub joins WebAuthn club — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Human Review of Voice Assistant Recordings: Facebook got humans to listen in on some Messenger voice chats — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Microsoft have humans review your conversations, and they’re not up for changing that fact: Microsoft won’t shift on AI recordings policy — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Humans may have been listening to […]
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NC #745 Search for Secure Email Service, Apple iPhone Case Warranty, AppleCard with Denise
It’s an all-female cast this week with Dorothy telling us about her quest for a new secure email service, Sandy talking CarPlay in cars on Chit Chat Across the Pond and Denise talking AppleCard with me. I even do a quick bit on the show about how Apple didn’t honor the warranty on the iPhone […]
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Apple Doesn’t Honor Their Warranty on iPhone Cases
You know I’m a huge believer in AppleCare and that it has saved me more times than I can count. Who can forget the five 12.9″ iPad Pros and four keyboards Apple replaced for me? In all cases, I haven’t had to pitch any kind of fit to get them to honor the warranty when […]
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WWDC Adjacent – Why AltConf is Cool
AltConf for WWDC Getting into Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference is really hard. First of all, there’s a lottery system to even be allowed to get a ticket. If you get lucky, you’ve earned the joy of paying $1600 to attend the event. Of course, if you’re a developer, this is a unique opportunity to […]
Continue readingNC #732 Sorry for a Company, Tesla Tech App, Security Bits
Expect a few extra Podfeet Press emails over the next few days as I fix the Programming By Stealth RSS feed. I’ll talk about how silly I think it is that people feel sorry for Samsung with their folding phones. I’ve got my first installment of Tesla Tech where I’ll tell you all about the […]
Continue readingShould You Feel Sorry for a Company?
I’ve had something itching at the back of my brain that I feel compelled to talk about. I’m finding it fascinating how differently tech companies are characterized depending on the emotions of the day. My thoughts on this started to take form when on MacBreak Weekly, Leo LaPorte, Andy Ihnatko and René Ritchie were talking […]
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Security Bits – 3 May 2019
Followups Marcus Hutchins, the young security researcher who shot to fame by killing the WannaCry malware and then to infamy when he was arrested and charged with cyber crimes while traveling to the US to present at a security conference, has pleaded guilty to writing and selling banking malware. The offences pre-date his work as […]
Continue reading2019 iPad Lineup Comparison Chart
2019 iPad Pro Lineup Apple went on a tear this week announcing new products one day after another. Speed bumps to the iMac line were nice, and of course the new and improved AirPods are really cool too. I’ve got mine on order as there weren’t any choices to be made. But Apple also made […]
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CES 2019: Ampere Unravel Qi Charger
Allison interviews Chase Larson, Co-Founder of Ampere, about their new Unravel Qi charger. Unravel is a travel wireless charging station with three 10W Qi-charging pads that support fast charging of your Apple, Samsung, or any Qi compatible mobile device. With a unique hinged design, Unravel can be laid flat, folded up, stacked or used as […]
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