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LogUI log browser build 31 has better filters

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This new build checks that it can get log extracts, and has a wider range of filters you can use to select which entries it fetches and displays.

March 20, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What happened to macOS in last week’s updates?

T2 Macs updated to 15.3.2 should have a newer firmware version than those who installed the Safari update for Sonoma or Ventura, but what is 14.7.5 and 13.7.5? Time to deconfuse.

March 19, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: The myth of liquid detection

What was this new background service that suddenly appeared in Sonoma 14.1, liquiddetectiond? Why wasn’t it documented until a year later, and is Apple really gathering data about damp USB-C ports?

March 16, 2025 Macs, Technology

USB ports on Apple Silicon Macs: Accessory Security and liquid detection

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How laptop Apple silicon Macs help prevent attack by malicious USB and TB devices using Accessory Security, and why some of them also have liquid detectors in their USB-C ports.

March 13, 2025 Macs, Technology

Why all this privacy protection? An overview

The difference between security and privacy, how consent and intent are obtained, how this works with command tools, important links, lists of protected resources and tccutil arguments.

March 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released macOS Sequoia 15.3.2

Apple has just released an update for macOS Sequoia bringing it to version 15.3.2. There are also Safari […]

March 11, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Manage privacy protection for network devices and others

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Survey of other privacy controls, including those involved in scripting and for development. Details of the new control on access to devices on the local network.

March 10, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Increasingly insecure in Sequoia

XProtect’s updates are now less timely and reliable than they were in previous versions of macOS, leaving some Macs not updated for over 48 hours after release of a new version.

March 9, 2025 Macs, Technology

Managing access to location information

These work differently from other privacy controls, and are required for Find My… and Activation Lock. There are some catches too, and no command tool to help.

March 7, 2025 Macs, Technology

What has happened to XProtect in Sequoia?

Getting XProtect data to update in Sequoia has been an adventure. The latest update to 5289 seems to have changed the rules again. Here’s how it works, and how you can get updated.

March 6, 2025 Macs, Technology

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