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“Apple, for example, came under fire in late July when a report from The Guardian detailed the iPhone maker's Siri grading initiative, which aims to make the assistant more accurate by reviewing anonymized audio clips. A worker at one of Apple's contract partners was concerned the process might inadvertently reveal a user's identity, personal information and other private material.”

Inadvertently? The contractor said that “contact data” was associated with the clips. 

All Apple keeps saying is that they removed the Apple ID from the recordings. They’ve repeatedly dodged the point about the contact data, and have never offered to clarify what it means. 

No publication should label these recordings “anonymized” until Apple stops issuing weasel worded press releases and comes completely clean about exactly what identifiable information was associated with the clips.  

AppleInsider said:
The stand on the display is reminiscent of the iMac G4 arm, with the addition of rotation. The stand is removable, and has an optional VESA mount adapter

The stand does not ship as part of the display. It’s a $999 optional extra. 

Predictable response from a UK government department; blame others for their own failure to design correct something within a stated framework. Much like how this government insists that it’s the EU’s job to flex their position to accommodate something the UK voted for.

Looking forward to the day Scotland frees itself from this ageing, dysfunctional, backward looking kingdom. 

One. Hundred. And. Ninety. Nine. Dollars. 

For some leather. 

Leather.

One of the most common and easily obtainable materials on earth. Produced by the truck load. 

One. Hundred. And. Ninety. Nine. Dollars. 

Great idea for those of us who use the desktop as a working space during the day. This will make filing away documents at the end of the day much easier. 

My concern is that unless people watched the keynote, or read sites like this, they just won’t know this feature exists. I think Apple could do a better job of promoting useful features. I have friends and family who had no idea you could scroll up on the iOS Music Now Playing screen to access Lyrics and Up Next, and who didn’t know a thing about multiple desktops on macOS. 

These features are useful, but often hidden. I’ve pointed out that Apple has tutorials on their Support site, but the average Joes I know hadn’t thought to look there for tutorials because ‘Support’ is associated with something going wrong. I only discovered that Apple has a Support app because I read about it on a geek site like this.

I think Apple could do with an ‘Instructions Manual’ app on each iOS and macOS device they sell, right there on the dock/home screen so people can easily find it. Support pages buried away somewhere on the internet are no replacement for good old fashioned instruction manuals. 

Hopefully that will help discoverability for the great and helpful features that Apple puts into their software.