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Standalone Beeper Mini Brings iMessage to Android
mjtsai,
Beeper (Hacker News, MacRumors): It’s our beautiful new Android app built specifically to send and receive blue bubble messages to friends with iPhones.[…]Full end-to-end encryption.It’s a standalone Android app - no server, laptop, Mac or iPhone required. erohead: The app connects directly to Apple servers to send and receive end-to-end encrypted messages. Encryption keys never […]
Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users
Tim Hardwick (Hacker News): Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from the tech giants to track smartphones. The traffic flowing from apps that send push notifications put the companies “in a unique position to facilitate government surveillance of how users are using particular apps,” Wyden said.[…]In a statement given to Reuters, […]
iCloud Advanced Data Protection Uptake
John Gruber: Back in August I ran a poll on Mastodon, asking my followers if they have iCloud Advanced Data Protection enabled. iCloud Advanced Data Protection was announced two years ago this week, alongside support for security keys (e.g. Yubico). I’m in the last group, too. I still use some older devices that would be […]
Misinformation About NameDrop
Juli Clover: As noted by The Washington Post, there have been warnings about NameDrop popping up on FaceTime. Police departments in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio, and other states have been suggesting that contact information can be shared “just by bringing your phones close together.”[…]While it’s true that NameDrop is turned on by default, the way that […]
NSFileManager’s File Copy Error Messages Lie
Jeff Johnson: The error says that the source file InstallHistory.plist doesn’t exist, but the file does exist! The true reason for the copy failure is that the destination directory /Users/Shared/nonexistent/ doesn’t exist. Sigh.I tested my command-line tool all the way back to macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and the behavior is the same! This is an […]
Emergency SOS via Satellite Pricing
Adam Chandler: Garmin had a few benefits Apple’s hardware did not thanks to a larger antenna and dedicated hardware. My InReach could be tracked by my wife anywhere. She could see my location instantly by going to a special web page and entering a passcode. I could also text anything I wanted to any phone […]
Abbeyville Door Mat
Swiss Miss,
This doormat made me chuckle. (Thank you BB!) ps: ugh, had to take off the link to Cozymatic as they have very very poor consumer ratings and seem to be a scammy site. If you know where one can buy this doormat, let me know! I did a google image search with no success.
Everything isn’t Terrible
I am a big fan of Brad Montague. This new print stating that Everything Isn’t Terrible made me smile. (This one hangs in my home and is my favorite!)