On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac:

- Apple previews Lockdown Mode, meant to fight state-sponsored spyware

- What a data breach can teach us about vigilance

- Getting to know the various beeps of AirTag

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In the movies, bad guys are often taken down by a tech vulnerability. This week, we revisit our look at how best practices could make bad guys better at being bad.

- Where Khan went wrong

- Some of the Empire's greatest mistakes

- And who are these aliens messing up our Independence Day?

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The ability to communicate instantly via computer or smartphones is great. The ability to store, access, and transmit our health info is great. But those two things together offer so many points of weakness in controlling our medical info. We'll talk keeping your health data private on Checklist 285 brought to you by SecureMac.

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A bad old-fashioned data breach with a good old-fashioned response, an Internet-of-Things thing in seriously hot water, and two protections coming to communications in Apple software updates - we'll hit it all on Checklist 284 brought to you by SecureMac.

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A call for Apple to edit its plans for editing and unsending messages in iMessage in defense of victims of abuse. Plus a healthcare provider is hit with a data breach and Heineken is NOT giving away beer on WhatsApp. Happy Father's Day from The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Some say the WWDC22 keynote felt disjointed. While there was no BIG section on privacy and security improvements, such announcements were sprinkled throughout. We'll hit a few upcoming changes in iOS 16, macOS 13, and across Apple's ecosystem on Checklist no. 282, brought to you by SecureMac.

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A group of researchers has taken a closer look at ATT and Privacy labels, clarifying their purposes in some cases, and raise red flags in others. We're talking with Anastasia Shuba, co-author of the paper "GoodBye Tracking? Impact of iOS App Tracking Transparency and Privacy Labels" on Checklist 281, brought to you by SecureMac.

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A security story with lots of shame and blame to go around - We'll look at GM's recent credential stuffing attack. Plus, the treasure trove of data stolen from school kids during the pandemic, and Apple says apps that make accounts have to be able to delete them as well. All of that on Checklist No. 280, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Updates on and for AirTag this week, plus a look at all of the updates Apple released for its hardware. Plus, two companies put out two ads - each with privacy at their core. Updates, Updates, and Ads on Checklist No. 279, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Last week, we talked about keeping our passwords safe. This week, we're talking about killing them. Joining us this week to explain is Megan Shamas, Senior Director of Marketing for the FIDO Alliance, online at fidoalliance.org. Getting to know FIDO on Checklist No. 278, brought to you by SecureMac.

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