{"id":22263,"date":"2020-11-08T16:13:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T00:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=22263"},"modified":"2020-11-08T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T00:13:46","slug":"sb-2020-11-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/sb-2020-11-08\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Bits \u2014 8 November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Feedback &amp; Followups<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"small-aside\">Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we&#8217;re tracking over time.<\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macobserver.com\/link\/connecting-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-across-europe-is-starting-to-work\/\">Connecting COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Across Europe is Starting to Work \u2014 www.macobserver.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macobserver.com\/news\/product-news\/privacy-labels-december-8\/\">Deadline is December 8 for App Store Privacy Labels \u2014 www.macobserver.com\/\u2026<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/11\/5\/21551926\/apple-privacy-developers-nutrition-labels-app-store-ios-14\">Apple will require privacy \u201cnutrition labels\u201d from developers starting December 8th &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2020\/nov\/05\/whatsapp-now-lets-users-send-disappearing-messages-facebook\">WhatsApp now lets users send disappearing messages \u2014 www.theguardian.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>&#x2757; Action Alerts<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"small-aside\">Calls to action, if any stories in this section are relevant to you there is some action you should take.<\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2020\/11\/04\/another-chrome-zero-day-this-time-on-android-check-your-version\/\">Another Chrome zero-day, this time on Android \u2013 check your version! \u2014 nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apple updates most of its OSes with a mix of security and functionality updates \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/11\/05\/apple-updates-numerous-operating-systems-for-exploited-security-vulnerabilities\/\">tidbits.com\/\u2026<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/us-cert.cisa.gov\/ncas\/current-activity\/2020\/11\/06\/apple-releases-security-updates-multiple-products\">us-cert.cisa.gov\/\u2026<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imore.com\/ios-14-has-overtaken-ios-13-most-installed-version-ios\">iOS 14 has reportedly overtaken iOS 13 as the most installed version of iOS \u2014 www.imore.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us-cert.cisa.gov\/ncas\/current-activity\/2020\/11\/04\/adobe-releases-security-updates-acrobat-and-reader\">Adobe Releases Security Updates for Acrobat and Reader \u2014 us-cert.cisa.gov\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Notable News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>HP accidentally break their custom printer drivers on macOS by revoking their own code signing certificate. Thankfully the fix is simple \u2013 remove HP&#8217;s custom drivers and use the standard Apple AirPrint driver instead \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/10\/26\/code-signing-snafu-breaks-many-hp-printers\/\">tidbits.com\/\u2026<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/macos-warns-that-hp-amazon-software-will-damage-your-computer\/\">www.intego.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/debt-collectors-unlimited-text-email-messages-consumer-financial-protection-bureau\/\">Debt collectors will soon be allowed to reach you by text or on Facebook \u2014 www.cbsnews.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/11\/4\/21536892\/portland-maine-facial-recognition-ban-passed-surveillance\">Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition \u2014 www.theverge.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macobserver.com\/link\/michigan-prop-2-passes\/\">Michigan Prop 2 Passes; Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Devices \u2014 www.macobserver.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Excellent Explainers<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"small-aside\">High-quality content explaining a security concept of some kind.<\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-quantum-computing-will-affect-computer-security-and-passwords\/\">How Quantum Computing Will Affect Computer Security and Passwords &#8211; The Mac Security Blog \u2014 www.intego.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interesting Insights<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"small-aside\">High-quality opinion and editorial content recommended by Bart.<\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/instagram-unlink-account-wont-unlink-facebook\/\">On Instagram, &#8216;Unlink Account&#8217; Won&#8217;t Unlink You From Facebook \u2014 www.wired.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Palate Cleansers<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"small-aside\">Anything up-beat and nerdy Bart and\/or Allison think you might enjoy.<\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li>&#x1f3a7; <strong>From Allison:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/know-a-little-more\/aboutpublickeycryptography\">Know a Little More: About Public Key Cryptography \u2014 play.acast.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>From Allister:<\/strong> Schr\u00f6edinger&#8217;s Cat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unix_ninja\/status\/1321597612420669442\">twitter.com\/&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Legend<\/h2>\n<p>When the textual description of a link is part of the link it is the title of the page being linked to, when the text describing a link is not part of the link it is a description written by <a href=\"https:\/\/bartb.ie\/\">Bart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"center\">Emoji<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Meaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x1f3a7;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A link to <strong>audio content<\/strong>, probably a podcast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x2757;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A <strong>call to action<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><em>flag<\/em><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">The story is particularly relevant to people living in a <strong>specific country<\/strong>, or, the organisation the story is about is affiliated with the government of a specific country.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x1f4ca;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A link to <strong>graphical content<\/strong>, probably a chart, graph, or diagram.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x1f9ef;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A story that has been <strong>over-hyped<\/strong> in the media, or, <em>&#8220;no need to light your hair on fire&#8221;<\/em> &#x1f642;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x1f4b5;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A link to an article behind a <strong>paywall<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x1f4cc;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A <strong>pinned<\/strong> story, i.e. one to keep an eye on that&#8217;s likely to develop into something significant in the future.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">&#x1f3a9;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">A <strong><em>tip of the hat<\/em><\/strong> to thank a member of the community for bringing the story to our attention.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feedback &amp; Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we&#8217;re tracking over time. 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