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  • Two Apple Mail vulnerabilities being used to target iPhone, iPad users

    maltzmaltz
    22july2013 said:
    I guess you could do what we still do on Windows to protect ourselves - not read emails from unknown sources. However maybe the preview pane is part of the danger here if it "reads" email automatically.
    Nope. This is a zero-click on iOS 13. Merely receiving the email in the background is enough, you don't even have to open the Mail app. In fact, the entire email doesn't even have to be downloaded, so it could be deleted before you ever even see it. https://blog.zecops.com/vulnerabilities/unassisted-ios-attacks-via-mobilemail-maild-in-the-wild/
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  • Fixed Sudo flaw in macOS gave root-command privileges to all users

    maltzmaltz
    I've seen sudo patches on my linux systems today as well, so not just a Mac thing, I guess.
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  • Sherlocked by Sequoia: What apps Apple may have killed in macOS and iOS 18

    maltzmaltz
    I'm sticking with 1Password, but for reasons that the average user won't take into consideration.  First, I've dealt with iCloud sync enough over the years, there's NO WAY I'd trust it to safely handle passwords.  I know it's better now than it used to be, but even within the last year or so, I've still seen rare issues with contacts, which is about the only thing I use it for.

    I also like 1Password's security model with a password AND a strong private key required to decrypt the data.  I have a strong master password, but for most, keeping password data in the cloud is inherently risky, and a Lastpass-style breach can cause a lot of havoc without that additional layer.  Hopefully, the Password app at least requires MFA.  1Password is also VERY up front about the inner workings of their security, what data lives solely on your device and what is synced, and where decryption occurs, even when using the web client.  Such transparency is not Apple's strong suit.

    And lastly, Linux support.  It was smart for Apple to include Windows support, since a LOT of their iPhone users don't have any other Apple devices.  But I need Linux, too.
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  • Apple, Netflix bail out of bidding war for Will Smith biopic amid controversy

    maltzmaltz
    avon b7 said:
    A pity if true IMO. 

    He made a mistake. He didn't help himself much after that mistake with the Vanity Fair celebrations but it remains a mistake. It's OK to say he should have known better and he should shoulder the blame for his actions etc. Of course he should. And IMO he should apologise to Rock in person especially if Rock was unaware of his wife's condition. Hopefully it's a one off and should be seen as such. I give him the benefit of the doubt at this point.
    Don't downplay it TOO much - battery is a crime.  If he wasn't Will Smith (and/or Chris Rock wasn't as forgiving), the picture being plastered all over the media wouldn't be of the slap (or in this case, weirdly, his tearful acceptance/"apology" speech) but a mugshot.

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  • Apple's iPhone is boiling oil resistant -- briefly

    maltzmaltz
    Wow, that could have gone REALLY REALLY badly.  The battery reaches venting and thermal runaway far below the temperature of fry oil.  I bet if it had been in there just a few seconds longer, the battery would have caught fire, and lithium ion battery fires are very energetic.  Not quite explosions, but it would have lit the oil and then sprayed the flaming oil everywhere.  Probably almost as bad as pouring water on a fryer fire.

    They were super lucky.

    (As for oil resistance - oil is a much large molecule than water, so anything water-tight would likely also be oil-tight.  I suspect that such an oil-resistance rating would be related to the oil damaging (or rather, not damaging) the materials themselves somehow, rather than being about ingress.)
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  • Apple has two big CarPlay problems

    maltzmaltz
    jamnap said:
    But there seems to be a volume level issue with Car Play

    Volume issues are a pain when using things like CarPlay and Bluetooth.  Adjusting the volume using the car's volume knob has worked in both my Hyundai and Jeep, but the trick is that you have to do it WHILE the specific audio you want to adjust is playing.  Different types of audio can have different volume settings - music, Siri/Google/etc, ringtones, phone call audio, etc.  In the case of brief snippets of audio like map directions, Siri responses, etc, timing that can be tricky, especially while driving.
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  • Mac Pro in danger after fumbled Apple Silicon launch

    maltzmaltz
    The Mac Pro has been a MASSIVELY overpriced after-thought that they toss out a new model just often enough to keep the hardest of the hard-core on the hook since the last of the cheese graters was released in 2012 - and even that was 2-3 years since the previous update, iirc.  It's hard not to imagine the designers even surprising themselves at how much they can get people to pay for these machines, and even more so, upgrades and accessories.  Even Monster Cable would blush at some of this stuff.  ($750 for a set of coaster wheels... I'd REALLY like to see a cogent justification for that.  Not that the wheels aren't that good - maybe they are - but why you'd need such expensive precision quality to wheel around a computer!)
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  • A software engineer wore Apple Vision Pro to his wedding, much to his new bride's chagrin

    maltzmaltz
    "Wright justified donning the headset during the couple's big day as it enables him to capture Spatial Video."

    I feel sorry for people like this.  They're so hung up on "capturing the moment" they completely fail to *experience* the moment.  What's the point of the former if you haven't done the latter?
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  • Sherlocked by Sequoia: What apps Apple may have killed in macOS and iOS 18

    maltzmaltz
    corin_oz said:
    I’ll be sticking with 1Password despite Apple’s upcoming offering, 1P still appears to be more fully featured, including its watchtower functionality. 

    Oh yeah!  I can't believe I forgot about 1Password's Watchtower - it reminds you if a website offers MFA or passkeys, alerts you to compromised websites that you need to change your password on, and can even check if your specific passwords have been compromised using haveibeenpwned.  (Believe it or not, the latter is done in such a way that it's secure and no passwords are sent outside of your device.)

    Another thing I like is that it's possible to dump ALL 1P data to an unencrypted 1PUX (proprietary) or CSV file for easy migration to another 1P account, or even an entirely different tool.  No vendor lock-in, which is also very un-Apple-like.
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  • Apple trials app to manage a person's blood sugar levels

    maltzmaltz
    I'd love to see the continuous monitors integrate better with Apple Health, especially the new OTC devices.  Abbott's Lingo will import data from Apple Health, but won't send data the other way.
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