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  • Google adds VPN to iPhones using Google Fi plans

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    gatorguy said:
    jeromec said:
    Having an always-on VPN from Google ?????
    Makes it easier for Google to see all your traffic.

    What could possibly go wrong ?
    Gaby said:
    Well you’d have to be pretty stupid to use a google VPN. Though in truth I’m dubious about all modern VPNs. There was one that came with Ironkey’s more premium device years ago that I used when necessary. Of course they have their uses but I’d advise anyone only to activate for the bare essentials. If it’s browsing related, Tor is the more secure option. It’s certainly one way of them solving the problem of all the valuable data they have been losing over the last couple of years, and smart/sly to boot. They ensure that one way or another they’re creating detailed profiles on vast swathes of the population - again relying on the average person’s lack of understanding. Of course with schemes such as these they can perpetuate the notion that they are becoming more privacy focused by slowly deprecating cookies etc thus increasing user trust in them. 

     Posting from a position of ignorance I see? You both could have done a cursory search for the Google VPN service before commenting, at least have some basic understanding to it. Or just do the typical FUD parade and know nothing. Carry on as you think best.
    Not really ignorant.
    This is a VPN, or at least is presented as such by Google.
    That means Google has access to your IP address as well as  all your non-VPNed traffic at the exit point.
    Note that since in the case of Google Fi, Google also acts as ISP, and therefore already sees all your traffic unless you use a 3rd party VPN, it does not matter much.

    This is how, by providing a Facebook-owned VPN, Facebook identified the trends in Snapchat stories for example.
    So I never would give such access to Google, whom I do not trust much more than Facebook.

    Apple made great efforts explaining how their iCloud Private Relay, and how it is different from a VPN.

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  • Google adds VPN to iPhones using Google Fi plans

    jeromecjeromec
    Having an always-on VPN from Google ?????
    Makes it easier for Google to see all your traffic.

    What could possibly go wrong ?
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  • Spatial Audio lands on Apple Music after WWDC launch

    jeromecjeromec
    Here's Apple's "Made For Spatial Audio" playlist:

    https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/made-for-spatial-audio/pl.154af9931b214278a64274c410046e69

    In Music Settings, set Dolby Atmos to:
    - Automatic if you have compatible AirPods or beats headphones
    - Always  On if you have a different type of headphones.

    And enjoy !
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  • Spatial Audio lands on Apple Music after WWDC launch

    jeromecjeromec
    2 things.
    First, Apple says that spatial audio works on "other"non- Apple or Beats headphones (probably without head tracking). From the Apple Music page on apple.com https://www.apple.com/apple-music/

    How can I listen to Dolby Atmos music?

    • All Apple Music subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV7 can listen to thousands of Dolby Atmos music tracks using any headphones. When you listen with compatible Apple or Beats headphones,8 Dolby Atmos music plays back automatically when available for a song. For other headphones, go to Settings > Music > Audio and set Dolby Atmos to Always On. You can also hear Dolby Atmos music using the built‑in speakers on a compatible iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or HomePod,9 or by connecting your Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or audiovisual receiver.
    Second, has anybody really seen it live yet?
    Apple Music usually happen around midnight EST on Monday nights. So I wouldn't be surprised if we had to wait a few more hours.
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  • Apple Silicon M1 24-inch iMac review: Computing power for the masses

    jeromecjeromec
    In the text of the review:
    "Putting the Ethernet port on suitably configured machines on the AC/DC transformer makes perfect sense, given that you're getting wired networking and power from a socket of some sort on a wall."

    In the Process/Cons section, listed as a con:
    "    Optional Ethernet moved to power brick"

    So, do you think it is a pro or a con???
    (It's definitely a Pro in my opinion)
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