The Checklist by SecureMac

Just about everything Apple makes got an update this week, and all of those updates came with security fixes. We'll look at those in the second part of the show, but first - just when you think Facebook couldn't be more Facebook, they do it and they do it again. Find out how on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.

On Checklist 252 by SecureMac

- Visiting a new danger around stalkerware

- Governments want to use tech similar to Apple's CSAM detection to peek into other parts of our lives

- Kids get clever with Live Text in iOS 15

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Remember "illusionofchaos," that security researcher Apple spent the summer ignoring? They're doing it again - failing to give credit where credit is due. A look at that, plus the bad guys at mSpy are worse than we thought! Problems, Revisited on Checklist no. 251, brought to you by SecureMac.

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On Checklist No. 250 by SecureMac:

• Still more privacy and security moves from Apple
• A lack of cybersecurity awareness kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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On Checklist No. 249 - A security researcher has found a vulnerability tied, not to using Apple's AirTag, but to finding one. Plus, another researcher revealing three zero-days has revealed a whole other security issue for Apple. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!

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iPads, iPhones, watches, TVs - aside from the Mac, just about everything Apple makes got updates this week. While we touched last week on some of what was coming. It's here now (except for what isn't) and it just works (except for what doesn't). Privacy, security, and so many updates on Checklist No. 248 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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This week, The Checklist looks at software updates for every bit of Apple gear aimed at plugging the vulnerability exploited by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. Plus - Apple's 80-minute media event features about one-minute on Privacy and Security. We'll ponder why on Checklist No. 247, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Apple shook the privacy minded world last month with its expanded protections for children plans. Now, it plans to take those plans more slowly. News from Apple and reaction to it, plus a country's caught elbow-deep in spyware. We'll talk who and where on Checklist No. 246 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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The folks at jamf are out with a report - "An Analysis of iOS App Permissions." Working largely from that, Checklist No. 245 by SecureMac looks at:

• What sorts of apps seek what sorts of access
• Reasons we should care about those permissions
• What businesses and individuals can do about controlling permissions

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A couple of tech sites have run ads that look like articles advertising spyware that looks like a child protection app. We'll look at the latest from mSpy, plus an article that says Apple does not protect children from people who didn't turn on Parental Controls. All of that on Checklist 244, brought to you by SecureMac.

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