On Chit Chat Across the Pond #814, Adam Engst and I discussed the results of a VPN survey he conducted with the TidBITS subscribers. From there, we got into a discussion where Adam challenged the common wisdom that we need a VPN when we’re on public WiFi networks. We got a bit mired in some […]
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NC #1048 Sindre Sorhus Apps on SCO, Maggie Vision, Recording Remote Incident Manager, VPNs Explained in Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, June 8, 2025, and this is show number 1048. If you’re listening to this the day it was released, remember tomorrow for WWDC the NosillaCastaways will be chatting […]
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Security Bits — 8 June 2025 — Including VPN Deep Dive
Deep Dive — Some VPN Nuance On last week’s Chit Chat Across the Pond segment, Allison & Adam had a great discussion on VPNs, and the vast thrust of the conversation was superb. But, there were two threads left dangling a little, and one point I want to quibble with. But nonetheless, the TL;DR is […]
Continue readingNC #1047 Elbow for Presentations, Jamworks Accessible Notetaking, Feature Parity Apple Photos, Case for Vison, Adam Engst on Deep Linking and VPN Survey
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, June 1, 2025, and this is show number 1047. Before we get “stuck in” as Bart likes to say, I want to remind everyone that Steve and I […]
Continue readingCCATP #814 — Adam Engst on Deep Linking and VPN Survey
In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam Engst joins me to talk about two recent articles he wrote for TidBITS. The first topic is life-changing for me. Have you ever wanted to send someone a link to a specific spot on a long web page? With text fragments, most, if not […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – VPN vs. Private Relay
Listener Lynda asks (generalised a little): I’m sitting in a hotel and my VPN appears to be working fine on the Hotel wifi. I am, tho, getting notices from Private Relay, saying that it is not working due to a software conflict. Which of these would be more secure in this kind of setting? The […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 12 May 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇪🇺 Quick Digital Markets Act update: The first 3rd-party iOS app store in the EU has gone live – AltStore PAL by Riley Testut — rileytestut.com/… EU Labels iPadOS as a Gatekeeper and Orders […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 3 January 2024 (Bart & Jill from the North Woods)
Deep Dive — Operation Triangulation TL;DR — Kaspersky labs have discovered that they, and Russian government officials, were targeted by very advanced iOS malware that completely took over iOS devices for the last 4 years. Apple have patched all the exploited vulnerabilities, regular users were not targeted, and Kaspersky say there is not enough evidence […]
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Security Bits — 16 April 2023
Deep Dive 1 — Opera’s ‘VPN’ is Useful but Poorly Named Opera made some news by expanding out their free in-browser security feature they call a VPN to iOS, this makes the feature truly cross-platform, covering Windows, Mac, Android, and now iOS. This news triggered me to look into the feature before linking to the […]
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Tailscale is Magic
I’d like to tell you about a magical application/service that solves a problem most of us have. I’m using it to solve a problem that is perhaps off of the beaten path but still within the realm of a NosillaCastaway. The mainstream problem to be solved is that you’re away from home and you want […]
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