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A Checklist of Checklists for Thanksgiving

November 25, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Checklist!We’re spending time with our families this week, so no full show today. But we wanted to offer you a...

Checklist 256: A Lack of Mail Privacy Protection

November 19, 2021

On this week’s Checklist: Issues with Mail privacy on Apple WatchApple helps out the advertisersA fiendishly clever stolen iPhone scamMail...

Top 4 Black Friday scams in 2021

November 17, 2021

Black Friday is just around the corner, and the bad guys are ready with their scams. Here are four Black Friday scams to watch out for in 2021, and some tips...

Checklist 255: Help Wanted: Data Guardian

November 11, 2021

On this week's Checklist:Avoiding scam job ads on LinkedInAre social media quizzes safe?Data wanted, apply withinA recent ProPublica report warns...

Digital privacy in the metaverse

November 6, 2021

At the end of October, Facebook made headlines by announcing that the company was changing its name to “Meta”. The name is as a reference to the...

macOS Monterey security and privacy guide

November 5, 2021

Last week, Apple released macOS 12 (Monterey). The new OS for Mac brings a number of changes and, as expected, continues to build on the security and privacy...

Checklist 254: Every Day is Black Friday

The holiday shopping season is starting a little early this year, so on this week’s show, we’ll cover:Safe holiday shopping for 2021What to do after...

Checklist 253: App Tracking Opacity

October 29, 2021

On this week’s show:Facebook falls short of Q3 expectations, blames AppleIs Facebook using accelerometer data to track us?Another round of Apple...

Checklist 252: Cheating, Spying, and Cheating

October 22, 2021

This week on The Checklist:Another stalkerware app is leaking dataCritics say "I told you so" about iOS CSAM scanningAre students using Live Text to...

What are keyword warrants?

October 21, 2021

Earlier this month, Forbes published an exclusive report about “keyword warrants”. In brief, U.S. federal investigators had required “Google to provide...

New MacBook Pros, M1 Pro and M1 Max unveiled at Unleashed Event

October 19, 2021

Apple held its October “Unleashed” event yesterday. As expected, they introduced the latest additions to the MacBook Pro lineup — and the new M1 Pro and...

Objective by the Sea 4.0

October 18, 2021

Objective by the Sea, the world’s premier Mac-focused security conference, returned to Maui this year for its fourth installment.As usual, the...

Checklist 251: Problems, Revisited

October 14, 2021

On this week's show, we'll cover:Yet another iOS 0-dayNo E2EE for Safari bookmarksAd shenanigans from stalkerware company mSpyCredit where credit is...

How to check for stalkerware on an iPhone

October 13, 2021

Stalkerware is frequently thought of as an Android problem, but it can affect iOS users as well. Read on to learn more about the phenomenon of stalkerware,...

Checklist 250: Apple Additions and Cybersecurity Awareness

October 7, 2021

It’s the first Checklist of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! We’ll cover:Apple fights App Store scamsTwo privacy tweaksDigital legaciesCybersecurity...

Checklist 249: The Problem With Apple Security

October 1, 2021

On this week's Checklist:an AirTag "good Samaritan" attack0-days and third partiesNo good deedSecurity researchers have discovered a vulnerability...

Top 8 security and privacy features in iOS 15

September 29, 2021

Apple has released iOS 15. The new OS builds on the security and privacy changes introduced in iOS 14 — adding some powerful new features to help keep you...

Runa Sandvik on security for high-risk people

Runa Sandvik on security for high-risk people

September 28, 2021

Runa Sandvik is a security researcher who focuses on security and defense for high-risk people. She serves as a cybersecurity consultant to the Ford...

Checklist 248: A Deeper Dive Into Apple Updates

September 24, 2021

This week on The Checklist, we’ve got updates about updates — and info on new bugs that will need to be fixed in future updates!Apple updates include...

Eva Galperin on fighting tech-enabled abuse

Eva Galperin on fighting tech-enabled abuse

September 23, 2021

Eva Galperin is Director of Cybersecurity for Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital...

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