A recently discovered flaw in macOS Mojave could expose your Safari browsing history. On February 8th, developer Jeff Johnson noted that certain folders in Mojave have restricted access that is forbidden by default, such as ~/Library/Safari. Only a few apps can access this folder, but according to Mr. Johnson there’s a way to bypass the restriction […]
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With any luck, Apple has nixed the Group FaceTime exploit that led to a wave of criticism in recent weeks. The company has released both iOS 12.1.4 as well as a supplemental update to macOS Mojave with both updates re-enabling Group FaceTime by fixing a security hole that potentially allowed others to listen in to […]
The updated version of Safari will push websites to ask permission to the aforementioned sensors. As such, these will be focused on a per-app basis, rather than a per-website basis. It looks like iOS 12.2 will include a series of privacy features that will also restrict access to the iOS device’s accelerometer and gyroscope sensors. […]
Following a fair amount of kerfuffle as to the Group FaceTime audio bug, Apple has vowed to fix it quickly within its macOS 10.14.4 update. Unfortunately, the company has also stated that the update has been pushed back to this week. Apple issued the following apology to both its users as well as the Thompson […]
Following up on the major FaceTime eavesdropping bug that was released earlier this month, a woman has claimed that her teenage son discovered the flaw and warned Apple about it last week. Now a video has surfaced as evidence for the teenager’s discovery dated January 23rd. The bug, which has yet to be fixed, apparently […]