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Apple releases Safari 12.0 update for Sierra and High Sierra

If you’re still trying to get iOS 12 installed and running sweetly, you might check the Mac App […]

September 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Updates to macOS security software data: what has happened?

There’s been no update to MRT for almost 3 months, and none to XProtect’s data for over 6 months. Should we start paying for 3rd party products?

September 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

The Price of Free Software: Trend Micro’s apps exfiltrate your browser history

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Surely you don’t mean the Trend Micro? The cybersecurity experts? No – it must be a fake site. But is it?

September 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: App Store Eavesdroppers

The Mac App Store has been selling (or giving) us spyware. How can Apple ever live this down?

September 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

Security, privacy, and why XProtect won’t stop apps reading your email

The differences between security and privacy, why we need effective controls over both, and how those controls are different.

September 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Privacy + Scripting = Problems

Control of one app by another is an important but difficult aspect of Mojave’s new privacy controls. Here’s how it handles that at present, and some of the issues it raises.

September 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Working with Mojave’s Privacy Protection

For many users, privacy controls in Mojave will pass almost unnoticed. Here are tips for those who have greater demands, and want their apps to access protected data.

September 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed its weekly update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 154, […]

September 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.10 is a recommended update for all users

Brings a new feature, to check whether a firmware password is set. For Mojave, adds online check of current versions, and help with privacy protection.

August 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Mojave’s privacy protection: informing users

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Proposes and provides a simple graphical summary of privacy capabilities for apps in Mojave. Also shows how to add them in a Help window.

August 29, 2018 Macs, Technology

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