Notices tagged with apple

LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jun-2022 11:42:37 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://mastodon.social/@rathantara/108433376165005612

#Apple tracking *all your devices*, not just iDevices. There is no opt out.

I did not yet read the PDF to see how well supported the claim is.
In conversation about 4 months ago from mustard permalink
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1. rathantara (@rathantara@mastodon.social)
  
  from rathantara
  
  Apple tracks you, even if you don't have Apple devices iOS sends the MAC addresses of nearby devices, e.g. other handsets and the home gateway, to Apple together with their GPS location. Users have no opt out from this and currently there are few, if any, realistic options for preventing this data sharing. https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf #privacy #iOS #apple #google #GAFAM
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 22:54:25 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

More #Google data-collection: https://shitposter.club/objects/8892f630-e064-4f72-933b-20c552b8126c

(Note: someone speculated that this is probably a requirement of all telecom providers, so switching to #Apple phones would not change things.)

In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 18-Nov-2021 16:24:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Apple will allow owners of certain phones to self-repair. https://abc7ny.com/apple-self-repair-service-iphone-12/11247484/ [abc7ny com]

It is a start, but Apple *allowing* certain #iPhone and #Mac owners to repair their devices outside Apple's repair network is still them controlling their customers' property. I still rate this "FU".
In conversation about 11 months ago from mustard permalink
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1. Apple to launch self-service repairs program, allowing some customers to fix their own iPhones
  
  from @ABC7NY
  
  Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long prohibited anyone except Apple-approved technicians from fiddling with its proprietary parts and software
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 08-Oct-2021 20:55:32 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Economics of the US Economy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58847328

Leaders of over 100 nations agree to 15% minimum corporate tax rate, some limits on profit-shifting.

Just from what I read in the article, I'm convinced the rate is too low, and that the pact will fail to produce the desired results. Specifically, I believe corporate taxes should be on a unary system (allocated by where the related activities take place). So if #Apple makes most of its profit by selling iDevices in the USA, regardless of its profit-shifting techniques, taxation belongs here.

!econusa
In conversation about a year ago from web permalink
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1. Nations agree to 15% minimum corporate tax rate
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
  
  The historic deal is designed to make big corporations pay a fairer share of tax around the world.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Sep-2021 01:42:37 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Apple #iOS / #iPadOS 14.8, an emergency security update, is out.

In conversation about a year ago from Shoyu permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 24-May-2021 02:18:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Microsoft, #Apple, #Google fight against users' #right_to_repair the devices the user paid for. https://nu.federati.net/url/281249 [www bloomberg com]
In conversation Monday, 24-May-2021 02:18:00 UTC from mustard permalink
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1. Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 20-May-2021 18:45:01 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#iOS gripe. With the spam calls multiple times per day, only once has there been a "reject" button. All other times, it is "slide to answer" with no possibility of rejecting the call.

Come on, #Apple. In these days where people get many fake calls per day (as in they appear to come from fake numbers, not the actual callers' phone numbers), this is something basic that every phone should display on every call it receives.

In conversation Thursday, 20-May-2021 18:45:01 UTC from web permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 17-May-2021 23:30:03 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Apple's App Store had 78% profit margins last year https://nu.federati.net/url/281161 [apple slashdot org]

Though it is hard to feel any sympathy for #Epic_Games (being motivated by wanting to capture gamers in their own store, not to free #iOS users from captivity to Apple's store), I'm leaning toward wanting them to win their suit, just because #Apple and #Google exercise way too much control over what people can install on the devices they pay for.
In conversation Monday, 17-May-2021 23:30:03 UTC from web permalink
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1. Apple's App Store Had 78% Margin in 2019, Epic Expert Says - Slashdot
  
  Apple's App Store had operating margins of almost 78% in fiscal year 2019, according to testimony from an Epic Games expert witness based on documents obtained from the iPhone maker. From a report: The figure comes from Ned Barnes, a financial and economics researcher, who said he obtained documents...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 09-May-2021 03:56:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Also: #Chromium based browser #Brave disables #Google’s #FLoC https://brave.com/why-brave-disable-floc/ [brave com]

https://nu.federati.net/url/281049 [www theverge com] notes that #Mozilla #Firefox currently has no plans to implement #FLoC and that #DuckDuckGo is already working to block FLoC.

#Microsoft #Edge and #Apple #Safari issued somewhat evasive answers, but it is expected that Apple will be 100% no on FLoC.
In conversation Sunday, 09-May-2021 03:56:36 UTC from Shoyu permalink
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1. Nobody is flying to join Google’s FLoC
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/dieter.bohn
  
  The future of the web is at stake
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Apr-2021 22:18:50 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://mashable.com/article/apple-airdrop-security-flaw/ [msdhable com]

#Apple Airdrop security flaw
In conversation Friday, 23-Apr-2021 22:18:50 UTC from mustard permalink
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1. Why iPhone owners should turn off AirDrop. Now.
  
  from @mashable
  
  Better safe than sorry.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Jan-2021 22:23:37 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Douglas A. Whitfield
- just an actual husbear
This must be what @musicman was talking about recently. https://nu.federati.net/url/279454

#Apple possibly getting into the #VR / #AR market with their own headset.

If @guizzy suddenly adopts iDevices and Macs, I’ll know, even if he denies it.
In conversation Saturday, 23-Jan-2021 22:23:37 UTC from Shoyu permalink
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1. Apple glasses, AR/VR headsets: These are the latest leaks and rumors
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=557351048
  
  Apple's next big product looks to be a VR headset. Or smartglasses. Or both. Here's what to expect, and our guesses as to what else might happen.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Jan-2021 01:24:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I'm hearing that #Google and #Apple are removing the apps for the #Parler #socnet from the #Android PlayStore and the #iOS AppStore.

I'd argue that given their duopoly on mobile operating systems, the power to arbitrarily kick someone out is scary (regardless of how deserving Parler might be; I'm not even sure I've seen a screenshot of the site). I'd argue that this is evidence that the mobile OS and app store groups of both companies need to be split up, so that competition can come ... including strong competition for mobile app stores on each platform.

Again, Parler may deserve it, especially if their users used the socnet to organize their insurrection attempt. (Though I suspect many of them probably used odious #corpocentric sites like #Twitter or #Facebook, which are not being punished.)

In conversation Saturday, 09-Jan-2021 01:24:53 UTC from web permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 05-Dec-2020 18:17:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Of course,it has other consequences, and honestly, if my phone was stolen, I'd want it to get a secure wipe. Search for "Brother Orange" in #DDG or #Google, and you'll see why.

#Android isn't the only one with such a misfeature. In organizations with #Apple #iOS devices, re-use after an employee leaves can be painful. Sometimes, after days or weeks of delay, Apple will inlock the devices for re-use, but sometimes, the org must buy a new phone.

In conversation Saturday, 05-Dec-2020 18:17:39 UTC from mustard permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 23-Nov-2020 22:28:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55052540

Police in #NorCal extorted $70K from #Apple security chief.
In conversation Monday, 23-Nov-2020 22:28:31 UTC from Shoyu permalink
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1. Apple's security chief charged with bribery
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
  
  The company's head of security is charged with planning to swap iPads for gun permits
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Nov-2020 07:06:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491 #Apple's aptly-named #gatekeeper software sends hashes and signatures of the programs you launch to an Apple server.

Source: https://fosstodon.org/@kzimmermann/105224321682295001
In conversation Tuesday, 17-Nov-2020 07:06:39 UTC from mustard permalink
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1. Safely open apps on your Mac
  
  macOS includes a technology called Gatekeeper, that's designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on your Mac.
2. Klaus J Zimmermann (@kzimmermann@fosstodon.org)
  
  from Klaus J Zimmermann
  
  So glad that in the #FreeSoftware world we don't have this madness. Computers are machines that follow instructions from users, not question their choices or wishes at any given point. User empowerment IS user freedom! https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491 #Apple #gatekeeper #SaaS #privacy
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Nov-2020 01:42:04 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- GeniusMusing
- mangeurdenuage
@mangeurdenuage @geniusmusing I can remember using a #TRS-80 with 16K of RAM, Level II BASIC, and an attached expansion interface at school. Of course, a cassette tape recorder to save our programs. There was also a printer. I wanted one like it, but couldn't afford it.

The version with 4K of RAM, Level I BASIC, and no accessories (tape recorder, expansion interface, printer) was originally $499. I think the price dropped after #Radio_Shack and #Apple had established that there was a market for home microcomputers, but I wasn't even able to buy a Commodore 64 a few years later when they were as low as $99.

In conversation Tuesday, 17-Nov-2020 01:42:04 UTC from web permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Nov-2020 07:33:43 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

The claim is #Apple sends a hash home of every executableyou open on *your* Macbook https://anime.website/objects/7d915eb2-f298-4902-a819-0ba55cebd0fc

Is it true? I don't know, but there are a couple of links to said claim at the place I linked.

The new Mac OSX version ("Big Sur") is out and their servers are overloaded with update downloads. People are reporting that they cannot open programs and do their work.

In conversation Friday, 13-Nov-2020 07:33:43 UTC from mustard permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 26-Oct-2020 17:57:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

One of the most annoying things for me is that after the #iPad upgraded to #iOS 14.1, there’s a constantly-on, unblockable notification to set up #Apple_Pay. Sorry, #Apple. You got your X hundred dollars. You are not getting any more.

Looking forward to retiring this tablet and closing my AppleID account.

In conversation Monday, 26-Oct-2020 17:57:59 UTC from Shoyu permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 19-Oct-2020 23:08:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://linuxreviews.org/Apple%27s_CUPS_Repository_Has_Died_A_Quiet_Death

I don't know where I found this link, but it's important news: #Apple's main #CUPS repository (on #GitHub) has very few commits since the main dev left late last year. There's a new CUPS fork at OpenPrinting.org

#IPP
In conversation Monday, 19-Oct-2020 23:08:35 UTC from web permalink
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1. Apple's CUPS Repository Has Died A Quiet Death
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 17-Oct-2020 03:47:41 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I don't think I have any spare cycles to explore this right now, but it looks interesting. Sponsored by #Apple, so its priorities may change if Apple's do. https://www.foundationdb.org/ #FoundationDB
In conversation Saturday, 17-Oct-2020 03:47:41 UTC from web permalink
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1. FoundationDB | Home

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