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  • Protect Your iPhone Passcode by Using Face ID or Touch ID
    March 23, 2023

    Protect Your iPhone Passcode by Using Face ID or Touch ID

    This is troubling. Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen of the Wall Street Journal have published an article (paywalled) and Read more
  • What Is Google Web & App Activity, and Should You Leave It Enabled?
    February 21, 2023

    What Is Google Web & App Activity, and Should You Leave It Enabled?

    Earlier this year, some of our clients received an email from Google reminding them that they have Web & App Activity turned on. Those with a healthy dose of caution were concerned that it might be a phishing attack, but no, it’s legitimate. Their next questions were often, “Wait, what is Web & App Activity, and do I want it enabled?” Here are some answers. Read more
  • How to Share a Contact Card without Sharing Everything in iOS 16
    February 2, 2023

    How to Share a Contact Card without Sharing Everything in iOS 16

    Apple makes it easy to share contact cards on the iPhone or iPad—just scroll down in a contact and tap Share Contact. But what if you don’t want to share every piece of data on that card? To avoid oversharing in iOS 16 or iPadOS 16, tap Filter Fields at the top of the Share sheet and deselect the private items. If the card has a lot of data and you want to share only a few items, tap Deselect A... Read more
  • What Is Advanced Data Protection for iCloud? Should You Enable It?
    January 26, 2023

    What Is Advanced Data Protection for iCloud? Should You Enable It?

    In early December, Apple made a surprise announcement: Advanced Data Protection for iCloud. It’s not as though iCloud’s standard data protection is problematic, but it hinges on one architectural decision that makes some iCloud data theoretically v... Read more
  • LastPass Security Breach: Here’s What to Do
    January 24, 2023

    LastPass Security Breach: Here’s What to Do

    Password management company LastPass has announced that it suffered a security breach in which attackers stole both encrypted customer account data (which is bad) and customer vaults containing encrypted usernames and passwords (which is much, much worse). On the positive side, the... Read more
  • If Your Holiday Gift Was a Tech Device, It’s Time to Change the Password!
    January 17, 2023

    If Your Holiday Gift Was a Tech Device, It’s Time to Change the Password!

    Whatever consumer electronics product you can name, there’s probably a “smart” version that you configure via an app or Internet-connected interface once you’ve connected it to your Wi-Fi network. For ease of setup and to keep costs down, many such devices come pre-configured with not just a default username and password, but the same default username and password as all other units. Tha... Read more
  • Protect Your Hidden and Recently Deleted Albums in Photos
    January 10, 2023

    Protect Your Hidden and Recently Deleted Albums in Photos

    Photos has long provided a hidden album you could use to hold images you wanted to keep a little more private. Until this year, however, it was security through obscurity: anyone who knew to reveal the album in Settings > Photos on an iPhone or iPad or by choosing View > Show Hidden Album on the Mac coul... Read more
  • These New Year’s Resolutions Will Improve Your Digital Security in 2023
    December 19, 2022

    These New Year’s Resolutions Will Improve Your Digital Security in 2023

    Happy New Year! For many of us, starting a new year means reflecting on fresh habits we’d like to adopt. Although we certainly support any resolutions you may have made to get enough sleep, eat better, reduce social media usage, and exercise more, could we suggest a few that will improve your digital security and reduce the chances that bad things will happen to you online?

    Keep Your Devic... Read more

  • Don’t Trust an App Fully? Hide Your Precise Location from It
    September 15, 2022

    Don’t Trust an App Fully? Hide Your Precise Location from It

    Most of the time, having your iPhone know precisely where you are is good. You want Maps to tell you exactly when to turn, not after you’ve passed an intersection. But too many apps abuse their users’ privacy. We strongly encourage you to stop using such apps ent... Read more
  • What Should I Do If I Get an “AirTag Found Moving With You” Message?
    August 9, 2022

    What Should I Do If I Get an “AirTag Found Moving With You” Message?

    First, don’t panic. Most likely, you’re borrowing something with an Apple AirTag location tracker attached to it, or someone left something with an attached AirTag in your car. Second, tap the alert to open the Find My app, which displays a map showing where the AirTag has been with you, which might shed some light on wh... Read more

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