Intego Mac Podcast

Episode 342: Apple ID Lockout, AirTag Stalking Laws, and Weak Default Passwords Banned

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Apple has yet to explain why many users were recently compelled to log into their Apple ID because they were blocked without apparent cause. States are tightening laws about stalking, because the laws on the books may not cover AirTag and other similar trackers. And what can and what should the government do to prevent the use of weak default device passwords?

Show Notes:

  • Apple promoting May 7 keynote as a ‘different kind of Apple Event’
  • Commission designates Apple's iPadOS under the Digital Markets Act
  • The recent Apple ID password resets: What we know
  • Pennsylvania moves to join states that punish stalkers who use Bluetooth tracking devices
  • Malware: Cuckoo Behaves Like Cross Between Infostealer and Spyware
  • Screenshots suggest TikTok is circumventing Apple App Store commissions
  • TikTok ban in EU is ‘not excluded,’ von der Leyen says
  • No more 12345: devices with weak default passwords to be banned in UK
  • Eken fixes ‘terrible’ video doorbell issue that could let someone spy on you
  • US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems’ app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks

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