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Checklist 221: A Trio of Privacy Checklists from Apple

Apple has three great checklists that we’re featuring on this week’s eposide: If you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accounts, If you want to stop sharing with someone whom you previously shared with, and If you want to make sure no one else can see your location.

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Checklist 220: Malware and the M1 with Patrick Wardle

This week on the Checklist, security researcher Patrick Wardle joins us to discuss the new Silver Sparrow malware variant.

How to make encrypted iMessage backups for your iPhone

Are iMessage backups encrypted? The answer might surprise you! In this article, we’ll show you how to make secure, encrypted iMessage backups for your iPhone.

How to avoid scam apps in the App Store

App developers are warning that there are lots of scam apps in the App Store — and they say that Apple’s own ratings and review system is a big part of the problem. In this article, we’ll take a look at what’s going on, and…

Checklist 219: Teaching Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Pros with Robert Speciale

This week on The Checklist, we talk with award-winning educator Robert Speciale, whose innovative program is teaching cybersecurity to high school students

North Dakota law could change the iPhone in a big way

A proposed North Dakota law could force Apple and Google to allow alternative app stores and payment systems on their platforms, potentially ending Apple’s tight control over iPhone apps and sparking major changes in the mobile app market.

Checklist 218: Reading the Privacy Nutrition Labels

Privacy Labels have landed in the App Store for a number of apps. We’ll cover what those are, what they cover, why some apps don’t have them, and what you can do with the information on them.

Hacker breaches water treatment plant in Florida, tampers with chemical safety settings

Last week, someone breached the computer system of a water treatment plant in Florida. According to public officials, the hacker tampered with critical safety settings, making changes that could have released toxic chemicals into the water supply. The Oldsmar water treatment plant hack The incident…

How to avoid Valentine’s Day romance scams

Valentine’s Day 2021 is right around the corner, and the FBI is telling people to be on the lookout for romance scams. In this article, we’ll tell you what romance scams are, how they work, and how you can avoid them. What are romance scams?…

Checklist 217: The State of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency

We’ll look at Apple’s App Tracking Transparency push, as well as its war of words with Facebook this week.

How to set up a new iPhone in 2021 running iOS 14

A new iPhone is a ton of fun — but once you have your shiny new device up and running, you should also take a few minutes to configure it for security, privacy, and performance.

Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2

Apple has just released macOS Big Sur 11.2 along with the related Security Update 2021-001 Catalina and Security Update 2021-001 Mojave.

Checklist 216: Zooming into 2021

This week on the Checklist, iMore’s Stephen Warwick joins us to discuss all things Zoom.