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  1. D

    What AI options are there for security?

    While Apple AI is still a few years from being fully integrated and working across all their devices, I was wonder what is everyone using for AI chat, work, school, graphics, etc I understand that there might be multiple ones you use, but looking for somewhat of a conscious Im looking for a...
  2. RazorBackXX

    Safari Browser not private by default anymore?

    hey fellas, I've never been more disappointed I always open my safari in private mode, all of Sonoma I did it all day long now on sequoia its gone along with the quick add to reading list. I went to options & there is no setting to make the default opening of safari go straight to private mode...
  3. Jodeo

    Is Google Chrome HIPAA compliant? Or do they harvest that data too?

    I avoid Google products. Aside from YouTube and Waze I'm pretty much able to avoid their stuff because of how bad they are with privacy. A healthcare provider now requires a family member to do telehealth using Chrome. Their system doesn't play well with Safari; indeed, we weren't even able to...
    • Jodeo
    • Thread
    • google chrome hipaa personal data tracking privacy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. Stiksi

    Universal Apple emails me my wife’s app subscription renewal notice 🤔

    Today I got an email from Apple about an app subscription renewal that I didn’t recognize. On closer inspection I saw that it was my wife’s subscription and that the notice had been sent to us both. Is this a normal policy for Apple now? Because to me this seems like a pretty big privacy...
  5. T

    Third Party Apps: Limit access to contacts

    Hey everyone, I watched the WWDC keynote and was happy to see, that they added the ability to specify which contacts you want to share with a third party app. In 2021 I wrote Craig an email: A day later, Craig replied: I am very happy that they added this to iOS 18. It's a feature I have...
    • Tilli85
    • Thread
    • address book contacts privacy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 18
  6. shadowboi

    Have you already seen Google’s new cringeworthy Android ads?

    Was stalking Reddit today and noticed that Google has been busy pushing the new Android ad campaign. Do they really think image search on AI steroids is the “next big thing”? I mean, they even made a whole landing page (android.ai) with “switch from ios” link just to lure iOS users. Do they...
  7. JippaLippa

    HomePod Can you disable the microphone on a homepod mini?

    Simple question; just as the title says. For those who want some backstory: I have purchased a series of matter enabled homekit accessories, and to my surprise they don't work without a homekit hub. I have an M1 Ultra Mac Studio and an iPhone 13, but for reasons I absolutely fail to understand...
  8. RazorBackXX

    Resolved What is the App? found it in photos privacy & security.

    I found this app in my photos privacy & security app & ive googled & googled & I have no idea where it's from or what app its supposed to be called can anyone please tell me & how do I remove it? I added 2 photos for reference.
    • RazorBackXX
    • Thread
    • macbook photos privacy settings app suspicious package
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  9. Buadhai

    "Send Me an Email" Shortcut Stopped Working in Safari

    iPhone 14 Pro 17.0.2 I have a shortcut called Send Me an Email that I found somewhere. Whenever you were on any web page this shortcut would send you an email of the URL. It worked fine for years. Now it fails in Safari with the following error: The Privacy Tab for this shortcut seems to...
  10. bogdanw

    iOS 17 secretly re-enables Significant Locations and iPhone Analytics

    "iOS 17 update secretly changed your privacy settings; here's how to set them back" https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ios-17-update-secretly-changed-your-privacy-settings-heres-how-to-set-them-back/ "Many iPhone users who upgraded their iPhones to the recently-released iOS 17 will...
    • bogdanw
    • Thread
    • ios 17 iphone analytics privacy significant locations
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: iOS 17
  11. HazeAndHahmahneez

    Need assistance with child’s school and google

    Greetings earthlings, Alright, so over the past several years I’ve grown from indifferent to skeptical to wary to downright disdainful of google and any and all google products. When they bought out YouTube that one hurt. My favorite website, now monitored and powered by the great nosey spy...
  12. P

    So what’s the deal with photo library privacy changes in iOS 17?

    So this is the press release from Apple and they also mentioned in the keynote about this But has this privacy option not existed since ios16 and there it’s called “selected photos”? If yes, then what exactly is new with this feature?
  13. J

    Other iPhone as surveillance tool

    I just wanted to post it as I found it very interesting + everything makes more sense now.
    • jaworq
    • Thread
    • backdoor privacy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iPhone
  14. 0

    Tax Prep Firms H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ data with Meta

    INSANE. This is exactly why I do not use any Meta products. https://apnews.com/article/irs-taxpayer-tax-preparation-meta-congress-9315cfca7a0942ab89f765d183fbf822 "[The] report said highly personal and financial information about sources of taxpayers’ income, tax deductions and exemptions was...
  15. purdnost

    iPhone ChatGPT for iOS - Disable Chat History?

    I am able to disable chat history within the ChatGPT web app, but see no such setting in the iOS app. Is it enabled by default? Does the web setting affect to the iOS app?
  16. B

    iMac doesn't have bluetooth under privacy settings

    Hey everyone, I recently downloaded an application that requires a bluetooth connection to a device, however, it appears as though the app doesn't have access to bluetooth. I have another app from the same developer that requires bluetooth, and it can successfully connect. In this way, I have...
  17. Sanlitun

    Louis Rossmann says MacOS is scanning your files without consent

    YouTuber Louis Rossmann says MacOS is scanning for dangerous memes and illegal material without consent. So it begins again...
  18. T

    Exporting (i)Messages without black boxes on top of pictures?

    What was the last version of Mac's Messages, that you could print out PDF without black boxes on top of pictures? Or in which OS it shipped. I think I'm gonna make a virtualbox installation for that... Unless there's an app that autamatically does it. For starters I'd like to export 500...
    • toke lahti
    • Thread
    • imessages messages app privacy right-for-your-own-content
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  19. hyperbolic

    Thoughts on Contacts, Calendar, Mail non-encryption in iOS 16.2

    Apple’s increased end-to-end encryption in iOS 16.2 is a great thing, and long overdue. It’s a real shame they are not going all the way and still leaving Contacts, Calendars, and Mail out of the E2E encryption. The “interoperability” reasoning they give for this is completely bogus...
    • hyperbolic
    • Thread
    • calendar contacts e2e e2e encryption ios 16.2 mail privacy security
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iOS 16
  20. hyperbolic

    Don’t use TouchID or FaceID if you’re concerned about privacy

    A landmark court battle recently found that State & Federal government law enforcement agencies are allowed to compel (read that as “force”) citizens to unlock their phone if TouchID or FaceID is enabled, but they are not allowed to do so if the user unlocks the phone with a passcode that must...
    • hyperbolic
    • Thread
    • encryption face id passcode privacy secrecy touch id
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: iOS 16
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