The Electronic Frontier Foundation advocates on online privacy and freedoms – here is what it has to say on Apple’s latest announcements: VICTORY! Apple Commits to Encrypting iCloud, Drops Phone-Scanning Plans | Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
Apple Privacy and Security Enhancements – I’m in
Apple has announced a range of security and privacy enhancements for the for their platforms including encryption of a range of personal data stored in their iCloud, for instance messages, photos, files etc.. It is being rolled out and tested in the US in the next few months and is …
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Google Chrome’s 9th zero-day vulnerability of 2022 now patched
Software is difficult and no matter how much vendors test, both black and white hackers will find vulnerabilities once the software has been released. The issue is how fast does the vendor respond with patches once a vulnerability has been found. Google Chrome emergency update fixes 9th zero-day of the …
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Can Apple identify us from “anonymous” data?
Apple declares that sharing device usage information with them is anonymous, but researchers are claiming this is not true and Apple can associate actual iCloud users to this shared information. Apple Device Analytics Contain Identifying iCloud User Data, Claim Security Researchers – MacRumors Would Apple do this? They are already …
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Macs are not immune to cyber attacks
I used to sit in meetings where clients, often who were in marketing or a creative activity, who happily tell me “Macs don’t get viruses”. Well that was in the days when the handful of creatives using Macs were not viable targets to the hackers. Roll forward to today where …
