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  1. A

    iPad Help with security for a vulnerable teenager

    Hi, Im looking for help and advice on a way to stop access to settings, apps and roundabout ways to stop my child from bypassing certain social media apps & controls. I dont ask this lightly but its at a stage where my teenager has gotten envolved in a dangerous toxic situation that has lead to...
  2. Apple fanboy

    Resolved Drive wiped now can’t install MacOS

    So my 2018 Mac mini decided to act up this week. I thought I’d upgrade to Sonoma. Big mistake. Unfortunately it got stuck in a loop trying to download then would crash. I decided to reinstall from my Time Machine back up. That just lead to more issues. Ended up with Ventura (but not very...
  3. ThatSomeone

    How safe are permissions against potential spyware/ransomware?

    I've been trying to find out just how much access apps have in later versions of macOS, specifically non-MAS apps that aren't run in sandbox. I know that they require your permission to access personal folders(or "Full Disk Access"), input, screen recording etc. in later macOS versions, but does...
  4. alexstrider18

    iPhoto upload big sur MacBook Pro M1

    Hi, I tried to upload a few photos to FB through safari on my laptop and I was only able to access iCloud and the desktop ! So I thought if I go to the Photo app I should be able to share my pics from their instead of copy paste onto my desktop or into the iCloud folder , just to upload from the...