Following up on last Wednesday’s story about the massive data leak that appears to have captured the personal data of everyone in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, the situation may be even worse than originally thought. The leak, which was originally estimated to have compromised about 2.7 billion records, and the data itself was hosted […]
Apple is once again expanding its self-repair program procedures and has expanded the ability for consumers to use parts pairing to fully activate used parts in repairs, provided the parts haven’t been harvested from stolen units. Beginning this fall, the parts-pairing process will maintain an iPhone user’s privacy, security, and safety, while offering consumers more […]
Tech and repair guru Louis Rossman has pointed out the rise of several third-party/grey market services that specialize in reselling iCloud-unlocked iPhones to customers. This, in turn, has led to complaints of the secondhand market being flooded, which then creates its own set of problems. There’s a lot to it, including technical approaches, and a […]
This is one of the upsides of AirTags. A Florida Arline worker was arrested after an Apple AirTag help authorities locate a traveler’s missing luggage. According to Insider, Giovanni De Luca, an airline subcontractor at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, has charged with two counts of grand theft, according to a statement by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s […]
Apple is apparently cracking down on repairing iPhones that have been reported as stolen. Via an internal memo obtained by MacRumors, Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers will now be alerted if an iPhone has been reported as missing in the GSMA Device Registry when a customer brings in the device to be serviced. The technician […]