It’s not an earth-shattering set of updates, but they’re handy and you might want to snag them for your devices. Apple on Tuesday released iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, and macOS Sonoma 14.6. While there are no notable features in the updates, Apple cited unspecified bug and security fixes with the updates. The updates can be […]
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Some additional protections just fell into place prevented US Customs and Border Protection from searching smartphones without a warranty. While the ruling didn’t actually help the defendant who brought the case, and only applies to the Eastern District of New York where the case was brought, it may help set a privacy precedent. The case […]
If you’re looking to unlock an iPhone, security firm Cellebrite may not be able to help you. A series of leaked documents claim that Cellebite software used by law enforcement agencies cannot unlock any more recent models than 2018’s iPhone XR if they’ve been updated to iOS 17.4. Cellebrite, which has always kept its iPhone […]
Following years of legal entanglements between Apple and Epic Games, things are changing. Apple on Friday stated that the company has approved the third-party Epic Games Store in the European Union. The new storefront allows Epic to launch its alternative app marketplace in those countries. According to Reuters, Epic Games had submitted the Epic Games […]
If you downloaded and began playing around with the ChatGPT app for Mac recently, you might want to download the update. According to The Verge, developer Pedro José Pereira Vieito noted that the app was locally storing users’ conversations with the chatbot in unencrypted plain text. “I was curious about why OpenAI opted out of […]