Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
If you missed out on the opportunity of buying the iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro during the holiday period, look no more. AT&T and Verizon are still offering great deals and offers on the iPhone 12 series. If you take advantage of the deals, you can effectively get the iPhone 12 or iPhone 12…
Apple has implemented tougher security norms in its suppliers’ factories from the beginning of this year in a bid to reduce product leaks. As part of the changes, Apple is preventing its manufacturing partners from collecting Apple employees’ biometric data who visit their factories. Continue reading ? Go to Source Author: Rajesh Pandey
Apple recently updated its security guidelines for its manufacturing partners, implementing tougher measures at factories to prevent leaks, according to an internal document obtained by The Information’s Wayne Ma. Among the changes mentioned in the report: Apple’s manufacturing partners can no longer collect biometric data such as fingerprints or facial scans of Apple employees who…
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Amazon and B&H Photo today have a collection of deals on the latest models of the Apple Watch, including the Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 6. Prices start at $259.00 for the 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE, down from $279.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you…
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Facebook’s anti-harassment policies are much more lenient for public figures, even allowing uses to call for celebrity deaths in most cases, leaked moderation guidelines show.Credit: Brett JordanThe Guardian has obtained a trove of Facebook bullying and moderation guidelines, and they show that there are major differences between how the social media platform handles harassment of…
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Beyond bug fixes, Mozilla’s latest update to the Firefox browser is designed to fix websites broken by tracker blocking.Firefox 87 launched on Tuesday, and with it brought a new feature that Mozilla is calling “SmartBlock,” which will activate when operating in Private Browsing and Strict Tracking Protection Modes.For many websites, when third-party trackers are disabled,…
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New rules for manufacturers working with Apple reportedly include severe limits on biometric scans of Apple staff on premises, yet encourages greater use of security cameras for factory workers.Facial scanning in use at a factory. (Source: The Information)A new report says that Apple has updated its guidelines for factory security that must be followed by…
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The French data protection regulator, CNIL, is casting doubt on Apple’s compliance with EU privacy rules, according to a 13-page confidential note. As reported by Politico, CNIL believes that “Apple’s practices suggest a lack of consent collection” despite its requirements for other developers. more… The post French data protection regulator says Apple’s privacy compliance ‘raises…
Slack Connect DMs were unveiled last fall and now the company is rolling out support for the new feature. It means you can message partners, clients, etc. outside of your organization or anyone that’s on Slack. Going further, Slack also teased more advanced communication features coming later this year to create private business networks that…
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Apple has made several changes to its factory security guidelines to help prevent leaks, according to a new report from The Information. According to the updated guidelines, the company’s manufacturing partners can no longer collect biometric data such as fingerprints or face scans from Apple employees, but the same does not apply to factory workers….
A MacBook university fraud saw a sister and brother pocket $4 million. The sister over-ordered MacBooks meant for university employees, and the brother then sold them on Craigslist. One amusing element is the frustration their main buyer expressed in a text when Apple launched new MacBooks shortly after they’d bought a batch of older ones……
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The Pokémon franchise launched back in 1996 on Nintendo’s Gameboy and it’s had an amazing 25-year run so far. And thanks to Pokémon Go’s global success and staying power since 2016, the franchise has hit the milestone of $100 billion in all-time sales. more… The post Pokémon Go boosts franchise to $100B in all-time sales,…
On social media, crowing about the beautiful computer setup you finally finished putting together can be a risky gambit. Because, you know, people. They might just gleefully and repeatedly point out small flaws in your masterpiece as if they’re the main thing. Picky, picky, picky. This post contains affiliate links. Cult of Mac may earn…
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Deceptive scam apps known as “fleeceware” have cost Apple App Store and Google Play Store consumers more than $400 million, according to new research.Credit: James YaremaSecurity researchers at Avast have identified 204 fleeceware applications with more than one billion downloads on the App Store and Google Play. Fleeceware software are apps that lure users in…
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All of today’s best deals are headlined by Apple Watch Series 6 models at the best prices of the year. That’s alongside this one-day Apple flash sale at Best Buy and iPhone 11 Pro at up to $250 off. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. more… The…
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