DuckDuckGo’s address and map searches are now powered by Apple Maps
DuckDuckGo says it’s worked closely with Apple “to set a new standard of trust online” for address and map searches performed on desktop and mobile devices.
Privacy
T-Mobile’s new Caller Verified feature offers more protection from scammers and spammers
“It’s a bad day to be a scammer,” said the carrier as it launched a new feature that offers customers even more protection from scammers and spammers than before.
Apple hires prominent Facebook critic Sandy Parakilas to bolster its privacy team
One of the most vocal Facebook critics has been hired by the iPhone maker as a product manager in its privacy team.
Your location data may have landed in the hands of bounty hunters and the black market
While carriers record locations of customers’ devices on their network, they have little oversight in terms of monitoring how that data is being used once sold to a third party.
Los Angeles sues the Weather Channel app over alleged misuse of location data
The popular Weather Channel app is being sued by the city of Los Angeles for allegedly covertly mining private data of its 45 million monthly users and selling it to third-party advertisers.
Saurik warns against using Cydia Impactor alternative ‘AppSigner,’ says it’s unsafe
A recently-released Cydia Impactor alternative dubbed AppSigner has been deemed unsafe by prominent members of the jailbreak community. Stay away from it.
USB-C Authentication certification stops security attacks through malicious chargers
The new USB-C Authentication certification takes advantage of encryption to prevent security attacks via malicious chargers. Apple is thought to require that MFi chargers pass this certification before they are permitted to fast-charge your iPhone.
HiddenAlbumLock requires authentication to view the ‘Hidden’ album in your Photos app
The Photos app in iOS lets you ‘hide’ certain images from your Camera Roll, but they aren’t well protected. This tweak changes that by requiring some form of authentication.
A bug permitted apps to access photos you uploaded to Facebook but chose not to post
The now-fixed bug did not impact photos privately shared through Messenger but those that were uploaded but not shared could have winded up with app developers.
In response to serious bug, Saurik disables purchases in Cydia Store
Saurik disabled purchases in the Cydia Store on Thursday in an effort to protect users from a bug that could result in arbitrary PayPal purchases. You can still buy jailbreak tweaks from third-party repositories, however.
Independent Super Micro audit finds absolutely no evidence of Chinese spy chips
An outside audit seems to have confirmed claims by Apple, Amazon and US and UK officials who have all said they have no knowledge of any hardware attacks via Super Micro.
Apple’s reportedly shelved plans that would’ve significantly curtailed location collection
Apple requires apps to justify collecting location details via popups but they never mention advertising or data sale, only features like getting “estimated travel times”.