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Apple announces forthcoming updates to AirTags firmware to address unwanted tracking, other concerns

Apple on Thursday announced that it will release updates to its AirTags tracking accessory with the purpose of cutting down on unwanted tracking. The updaTes will be implemented in a multi-phase rollout. In an upcoming software update, Apple plans to implement new privacy warnings that will show up during AirTag setup to thwart malicious use. […]

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Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Catalina Security Update 2022-1

Apple on Wednesday released macOS Monterey 12.2, the second major update to its macOS Monterey operating system. ‌macOS Monterey‌ 12.2 is a bug fix update, and Apple’s release notes have no information other than generic bug fix information. We don’t yet have a full list of security updates, but we do know that ‌macOS Monterey‌ […]

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Apple thought to have fix for IndexedDB data leak by this week

It looks like the IndexedDB exploit that allows Safari 15 to leak your Google ID to third parties will soon be fixed. As of last week, Apple distributed Release Candidates of macOS Monterey 12.2 and iOS 15.3 to developers. The Safari data leak is one of the security issues included in the new OS builds. Earlier […]

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Classic BlackBerry devices will lose access to crucial features on January 4th

It’s the end of an era. BlackBerry has announced that a number of its classic devices running BlackBerry software will will access to crucial features tomorrow. The company announced the end of life of features like calling, texting, and data on classic BlackBerry devices — such as those running BlackBerry OS 7.1 or earlier, or […]

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DuckDuckGo to launch desktop web browser in 2022

On Tuesday, software developer DuckDuckGo shared its review of achievements and improvements for 2021 and offered the following details as to a plan to release a private browser for the desktop: Instead of forking Chromium or anything else, we’re building our desktop app around the OS-provided rendering engines (like on mobile), allowing us to strip […]