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GeorgeBMac said:

THE primary rule remains:   "If they want in bad enough, they will.   The trick is to make it hard enough that they go after your neighbor instead."
...  That's sort of a take off on the joke that you don't have to outrun the bear, just your friend.

Too often it seems we think we can rely on having big locks (aka "13 character passwords") on things.   But, often better is:

1)  Security through obscurity
2)  Immediate notification (such as when a sign on is attempted or a new device connected or especially if there is an invalid attempt.)

For myself, I keep MAC authorization enabled so that, if I don't know your MAC address, you aren't getting in.

I appreciate your vigilance, but you should know that it's trivial to locate a valid MAC address as they are sent with each and every packet, and they are easily spoofable since they are a virtual representation of the BiA (burn-in address). It's effectively just a speedbump for any would be attacker, and one so small that they don't even have to slow down.

To WPA2's credit, this protocol has been going strong since its release in the mid-aughts, and without a successor that greatly increases protection it looks like it'll be used for many years to come.

Nothing to see (or hear) here. If Apple isn't doing this, well at least that would explain why Siri doesn't seem to improve as fast as other virtual digital assistants.

ihatescreennames said:

The lack of transparency and anonymity is troubling. The article mentioned “banking information” but I wonder how many people are actually using explicit information about their account to the point it could be compromised.  My guess is zero to not very many. I mean, when was the last time you came home and said, “Hey, honey! I just wanted to let you know that I deposited that $10,000 into our Bank of America checking account # 520439203949!”?

Speaking of banking information, if they can see your personal data then your account could be compromised. Take the Experian breach which took my SSN, addresses, and all my banking info for CCs, student loans, automobiles, mortgages, and who knows what else. For each bank they have even more specific data on purchases as well as bank accounts that are connected, and when I'm likely away from home based on spending habits which include locations This isn't something Alexa would record after hearing the wake word, but it's something countless people in many countries around the world probably have access to.

I'm certainly more concerned with that than an Amazon employee listening to a random audio clip where I'm asking about movies, the weather, to adjust lights, or music. It's a little embarrassing that they know I listened to Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe on repeat for months, but I'll just continue to pay the ransom every month to Bezos so no one else finds out.

2021 is fine at this point. There's no evidence that even a single city will have sufficient coverage to make '5G' viable. This tech has a lot of downsides in terms of geography and physical obstacles. Does no one remember the issues with getting '3G' and '4G' with a wider spectrums rolled out in cities?

i was here and recall both the people complaining about a lack of coverage in an area and not wanting cell towers to ruin their neighborhood views, to the legal red tape that made new towers in SF hard to pass to the relatively easy cities like Houston.

mac_128 said:

Greece already has Apple Pay. I’ve used it with an Apple Watch last Summer. Did they lose it? What am I missing here?

You made an NFC-based payment using a card from a country where the financial institution that issues the card supports Apple Pay. This will be Greek banks in Greece supporting Apple Pay.

sirlance99 said:

rob53 said:

Finally!!!!

Getting this to replace my Costco Citibank VISA card. Better rewards program. 

Will costco allow the MasterCard version or does their Apple Pay use hide the credit card type?

Really?!?! Because 4% for gas and 3% for dining on the Costco Citi Card is a better reward than 2% and 1% for the Apple Card. That’s not better to me. 

What?! The Costco card is 1% for all standard purchases while Card is 2%.