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Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track (www.npr.org)

submitted 4 months ago by alecto@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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The Best Password Managers in 2024 by alecto in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] alecto@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

My favorites:

Proton Pass
- Pros: Aliases, Proton integration
- Cons: No passkeys (yet), native desktop apps in beta
1Password
- Pros: SHH agent integration!
- Cons: Least open
Bitwarden
- Pros: Most open, self hosting option
- Cons: least polished user experience

Introducing Apple Sports, a new app for sports fans by alecto in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

[-] alecto@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Hopefully they move the sports content in the news app over to this one. Don’t use the news app a ton but it bothers me that sports gets the center tab when I’m not at all a sports person.

Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 by alecto in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

[-] alecto@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I’m pretty excited to see unfiltered reviews of this thing. It will be really interesting to see what apps get released and how people actually end up using it.

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iOS 17.3 Beta Adds New Stolen Device Protection Feature to iPhone (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 11 months ago by alecto@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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The first iOS 17.3 beta rolling out to developers today includes a new "Stolen Device Protection" feature that is designed to add an additional layer of security in the event someone has stolen your iPhone and also obtained the device's passcode.

When the feature is turned on, iPhone users are required to authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID for additional actions, including viewing passwords or passkeys stored in iCloud Keychain, applying for a new Apple Card, turning off Lost Mode, erasing all content and settings, using payment methods saved in Safari, and more.

iOS 17.2 arrives with new Journal app and spatial video capture support by alecto in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

[-] alecto@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

The journal app seems pretty useless in its current state honestly.

The on device learning for journaling suggestions is cool, but there are so many essential features missing.

There’s no search, no export, no edit history, no calendar view, no iPad/Mac apps…

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Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications (www.reuters.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by alecto@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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…both foreign and U.S. government agencies have been asking Apple and Google for metadata related to push notifications to, for example, help tie anonymous users of messaging apps to specific Apple or Google accounts.

In a statement, Apple said that Wyden's letter gave them the opening they needed to share more details with the public about how governments monitored push notifications.

"In this case, the federal government prohibited us from sharing any information," the company said in a statement. "Now that this method has become public we are updating our transparency reporting to detail these kinds of requests."