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StrangeDays said:

It's Apple Keychain for me.

I find it interesting when people who will only ever choose an Apple product if it's available go with Keychain for keeping their info secure.

1. Are you utilizing their rudimentary Secure Notes feature? If so, what kind of info do you keep in there?
2. Where/How do you store information that exceeds the rudimentary nature of just a username and password?
3. if you were to get your wallet stolen or lost how would you go about contacting all the financial institutions so they can cancel all your cards? Do you keep a list of the cards and their phone numbers on file in your Keychain?
4. What about secure banking information?
5. What about digitized copies of DLs, passports, etc, along with all their info in text form for using with various online sites?
6. How does Keychain deal with letting you know about reused passwords, insecure passwords, vulnerable passwords, compromised websites, etc.?
7. Can you at least tag and group items for better organization as the typical user has hundreds of unique entries?
8. Since accessing your iCloud only required a username and password, or just a password from one of your devices after a restart, why would you go with that level of insecurity for info that I presume you want to keep as secure as possible?
9. Can Keychain account for one-time password submissions? If so, where is that hash stored?
10. How about info about vehicles, past addresses, secure identity info about people you maintain in your life, documents, sever access info, etc.?

So far it looks like 1Password with their inclusion of a locally-created secret key along with your username and password is the most secure option for managing your password.

JP234 said:

Tip I learned: Now that everyone and his uncle know about AirTags, when you travel, it's wise to hide them well (we made our own pockets in the lining of our checked bags) so that the thieves don't immediately remove them and put them on something else.

AirTags aren't the best option for tracking anything that could be stolen because of their anti-stalking features. You can't have it both ways and Apple has clearly gone with trying to prevent stalking over making it a tool designed for tracking stolen goods. Lost and misplaced items it's perfect for, but if the thief has an iPhone and is traveling your stolen item then they will get a notification letting them know there's an AirTag they need to locate and disable.

Of course the trolls and idiots are all for this. Careful what you ask for. 

"Some men just want to watch the world burn."

coolfactor said:

dutchlord said:

Craziness to the next level. 

Yup, we live in a crazy world of victimization, to the next level. Can't help but think they are just trying to be opportunistic by filing a lawsuit against a company that is bound by the limits of PHYSICS!

While this is unfortunately directed at Apple there is a longstanding bias in the regulations themselves as they do not require diversity in medical device evaluation. This means that a company can choose subjects for medical testing that will tilt the numbers to favor a better result. If anything the regulations need to be changed to allow for a more complete and accurate testing for a population.

https://fas.org/blogs/sciencepolicy/an-overdue-fix-racial-bias-and-pulse-oximeters/

This isn't a new issue, either. This has been around as long as the Apple Watch (in regards to Apple) and since this tech first came about since the 1980s.

https://thegrio.com/2015/05/01/apple-watch-dark-skin/