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Tag Archives: iOS
iOS 11.4 to come with 7-day USB shutout
After 7 days if there’s no passcode, then there’s no access.
Apple’s latest updates are out – APFS password leakage bug squashed
Two critical browser patches for iPhones and Macs – plus a quiet patch for a Mac password disclosure glitch we wrote about recently.
Police try (and fail) to unlock phone with a dead man’s finger
The practice doesn’t require a warrant but it left relatives feeling “disrespected and violated.”
Police use dead man’s fingers to try to unlock his iPhone
In the first known instance of this technique, police tried using a dead man’s fingerprints to get past the protection of Apple’s Touch ID.
What would YOU do with a $1,000,000 exploit? [Chet Chat Podcast 220]
Here’s the past week’s news in a way that’s fun, informative and educational – all in a tight, quarter-hour podcast format. (Plus – find out what Chester would do with the $1m!)
‘Keep calm and hit record’ mobile apps help Little Brother watch Big Brother
Thanks to new and upcoming mobile apps, Little Brother will soon be watching Big Brother watching Little Brother.
Apple closes a raft of “drive-by download” holes in OS X and iOS
Drive-by downloads mean that you could get owned even when you are Just Visiting… Apple users – don’t let that happen to you!
Apple tells judge it’s “impossible” to unlock a device running iOS 8 or higher
Apple says it doesn’t have the “technical ability” to unlock a modern iPhone and would rather not take a look at older models for fear of tarnishing its reputation.
Apple updates iMovie and iWork – but the iWork fixes are more than cosmetic
Get ready! We’re about to run the gauntlet of Mactivists, and we’d love you to join us. (Only kidding. There are patches. You want them.)