AT&T has become the first major US carrier to automatically block fraudulent calls by default.
AT&T will automatically block fraudulent calls in the coming months
Privacy
OpenID Foundation is questioning the implementation of Sign In with Apple
The OpenID Foundation has openly questioned Sign In with Apple, a new feature in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina 10.15 that permits customers to log into web sites and apps using their Apple ID account without divulging personal details, such as their names or email addresses.
An adware firm takes advantage of Mojave’s unpatched Gatekeeper vulnerability
An unpatched vulnerability, discovered in macOS Mojave last month, permits attackers to completely bypass the Gatekeeper security feature. Unfortunately, it's now been exploited by an adware company in what's been called a test in preparation of new Mac malware.
New ‘That’s iPhone’ ads cover iMessage encryption, recycling and privacy in App Store
A trio of fresh 15-second video advertisements from the "That's iPhone" campaign were posted yesterday to Apple's YouTube channel in Australia, focusing on iMessage encryption, Apple's material recycling efforts and privacy in App Store.
LastUnlock displays the last time your iPhone was unlocked on the Lock screen
If you have a jailbroken handset in your possession and you’re paranoid that someone might know your passcode and that they might be logging into your device when you aren’t looking, then you just might come to appreciate a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed LastUnlock by iOS developer Smokin1337.
As indicated by the screenshot example above, LastUnlock records the most recent date and time that your handset was unlocked (whether it was by you or someone else) and displays it on the Lock screen where the ‘press Home to unlock’ or ‘swipe up to unlock’ text would typically appear.
SiriUnlock lets you access more data with Siri without unlocking your handset
Siri can make interacting with your iOS handset easier, and more specifically, the ‘Hey Siri’ feature comes in handy when you have dirty hands and you don’t want to touch your device. But when your handset is locked, Apple prevents Siri from accessing certain things to protect your privacy from those who may try to exploit her handiness to reveal personal information about you.
While we can understand Apple’s reasoning for doing this, we also understand that some iOS device power users care more about functionality than privacy, and so it would’ve been nice if Apple offered more flexibility in this department. Fortunately, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called SiriUnlock by iOS developer CokePokes makes this happen.
Safari in iOS 13 lacks the awesome iPad-only features, but iPhone still gets a download manager along with a bunch of other perks
iOS 13's Safari lacks the iPad-only capabilities afforded by the iPadOS software, such as the ability to create multiple browser windows by dragging, but there are plenty of other feature enhancements to make it a worthwhile update, like a dedicated download manager.
Google’s login chief says Sign In with Apple will make people ‘much safer’
At this year's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple took some time to announce a brand new, secure way to log into websites and applications. The new "Sign in with Apple" is meant to help customers navigate the internet, their favorite sites and apps, and keep things a bit more anonymous along the way. And despite having a competing button with a very different outlook, Google's login chief likes Apple's methodology.
macOS Catalina 10.15 brings streamlined Apple ID account management to System Preferences
macOS Catalina has a central place for the Apple ID account details in System Preferences, letting you review important tips and notifications for your account, access and adjust security features, update iCloud settings, manage media and purchases, and more.
This tweak necessitates Face ID authentication to access the Photos app’s Hidden album
You can hide sensitive images from your Photos app’s Camera Roll by moving them to the app’s Hidden album, but it doesn’t take much for someone with access to your handset to find the Hidden album and start perusing through the images it contains.
With this caveat in mind, iOS developer Menuska has released a new free jailbreak tweak called FaceID for Hidden Photos that adds a biometric authentication requirement to the Photos app’s Hidden album. With it, you’ll need to pass a Face ID authentication test to access the Hidden album’s contents, as shown in the screenshot example below:
iOS 13 doubles down on location privacy; ‘Sign In with Apple’ secures logging into sites and apps
iOS 13 brings plenty of new features to the mobile operating system, which Apple officially announced at this year's WWDC keynote. The software will launch later this year, and Apple is bringing with it even more privacy and security aspects to the mobile OS. That includes doubling down on privacy security and a new way to log into apps and websites.
You will soon be able to login to third party apps and services using your Apple ID
We're still swimming in all of the announcements Apple has made thus far during its WWDC keynote, but one in particular we knew was worth a quick mention is the new Sign in with Apple feature. As the name indicates, users will soon be able to login to third-party apps and services using their Apple ID and password.