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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
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- privacy right-for-your-own-content
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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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
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- calendar contacts e2e e2e encryption ios 16.2 mail privacy security
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- Forum: iOS 16
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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
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- encryption face id passcode privacy secrecy touch id
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- Forum: iOS 16
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Universal Question about privacy regarding in-app purchases and subscriptions.
Hello, this is a rather serious question about the way Apple handles payments on their App Store, as well as subscriptions. Because this post is about privacy, I will politely ask anyone who’s tempted to say that there’s not such thing as 100% privacy, to refrain from replying because that’s...- Populus
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- apple pay privacy
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- Forum: iOS Apps and Apple Arcade
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Privacy: Apple collecting User Content through Pages, Numbers, Keynote... But what info exactly?
Hi. This is a question about privacy issues on MacOS app created by Apple. According to Apple's data collection policy, which is open to the public, Apple is collecting various personal information (including "Data linked to the user") when you use their original app like Pages, Numbers and...- Joe's kitchen
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- app store keynote app macos numbers numbers app pages pages app privacy privacy policy
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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App Developers’ insights needed on app permissions
Hello There! Wondering if any app developers on this forum can shed some light here. I have been trying to find this information for a while and couldn’t find it anywhere. Does anyone know what all system permissions do apps have by default? Even if I deny every permission the app asks, surely...- LoveTo
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- app developers apps iphone privacy
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- Forum: Apple Programming
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Other Can apple see my data if it isn't synced to iCloud?
I know that apple has access to decrypt and read my files in iCloud, but what if i didn't sync them to iCloud? I didnt sync Notes, Calendar, Reminders to iCloud and am afraid that Apple is secretly uploading my files to itself -
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Other It’s not about privacy for Apple.
It’s a business strategy only. I’m an Apple fan boy (>25 years) like most of you guys. I love my iPhone, iPad and Macs & buy every year new ones. But one thing really bothers me. Their constant emphasis on how important privacy is to them even they are not serious about it. A big claim. I...- moons_mooniverse
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- ios monopoly power privacy
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- Forum: iPhone
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Can browsers or websites uniquely identify a Macbook Pro like identifying an iPhone using UUID or AdID?
Can browsers or websites uniquely identify a Macbook pro like identifying an iPhone using UUID or AdID? or by MAC address? Or do they identify only using IP address or the Browser properties and cookies? -
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What prompts apps to ask for local network access?
For example, Tinder just did it this morning, for no particular reason, having never done so before, and I can't think of a reason it would need it, or what could trigger it. I think Signal did once but that was specifcally for transferring messages I believe.- humpbacktwale
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- ios 15 local network access privacy
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- Forum: iOS 15
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Which search engine do you use regularly?
I am trying to move away from Google due to the excessive ads and tracking, and also because it is known that some results are "too personalized", so biased. I have been playing with various alternatives; it seems that DuckDuckGo is the most popular privacy focused search engine but I tried it...- VitoBotta
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- google privacy search
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- Forum: Community Discussion
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Can technician at Apple repair center (fix usb-c port) view data in my 2019 Macbook Pro's hard drive without my password/fingerprint?
My 2019 16" Macbook Pro has a usb-c connector where no cables can fit all the way in (no nothing appears to be obstructing), so I am bringing it in to repair as I have Apple Care. Is there any risk of someone getting access to the data in my hard drive without my password or fingerprint?- joyagirl
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- macbook privacy usb
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Question about Location Services
I'm curious about Location Services. If it's turned off can an approximate location still be determined? Specifically, if you send a text or someone sends you a text can your approximate location be determined e.g. thru trace of IP address or something like that?- mac_in_tosh
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- location services privacy
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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iPhone 13 mini Camera cover (blocker) slide for privacy
Has anyone found a front camera cover (blocker) slide that fits the iPhone 13 mini? The notch is so short that I'm concerned that covers will extend vertically beyond the notch, blocking either the screen below the notch or the speaker above the notch. The shortest camera cover I've found on... -
ios 14 disabled download updates, disable notify updates but 1984
Latest point release of ios 14. iphone 12 downloaded ios 15 despite settings. Now it is nagging me to "upgrade" to ios 15. Short of wiping the phone how do I stop these nags? Or will full reset sneakily install cached ios 15? (subsequently I have blocked mesu.apple.com and...- exogenous
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- 1984 dignity gulag ios15 orwellian privacy wrong think
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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iPhone 12 Pro Apps open in background
Are the apps that are open in background still able to access private data (location, photos, health). Or should I force quit them via task manager. -
Location services keep getting reset at every restart
as per title, each time I reboot my (late 2013, unsupported) iMac, location services get defaulted to disabled, and I have to manually reenable them in system preferences: is there a solution to this, a workaround, some startup script that I could use? all other system preferences correctly...- killsapo
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- location services privacy system preferences
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- Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
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Washington Post: iPhone apps can still track you after you tell them not to
Edit: link fixed https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=5e88b17eade4e21f591bbe5b&s=614f1d849d2fda9d41e485d3&linknum=5&linktot=103 Any thoughts? -
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Is NortonSpyware - insists on Network Monitoring
My Norton 360 Anti-virus / anti- spyware now insists on monitoring my network activity. in the past, I could turn off Norton features that I did not want such as their VPN. Could this mean Norton is now able to track browsing? Norton already owns LifeLock. Combining LifeLock with browsing and...- MacNchedder
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- network monitoring norton privacy spyware
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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Other Privacy is Bu****** - Apple
I think Apple is just mocking us all at this point. P.S. And for the super cynics - that's an actual screen grab from their website.
