(Lucas Nolan) Tech giant Apple is working on turning its iPhone and other products into a subscription-based hardware service sharing some similarities with a car lease.
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In Major Shift, Apple will Sell Parts for Users to Perform Repairs on its Equipment
(Just the News staff) Technology giant Apple this week announced that it is launching a self-repair program for experienced users, a major shift for a company that has famously been antipathetic toward user-led technical undertakings on its products.
Apple Reveals Plans to Spy on Everyone’s iPhones – Here’s How to Check for Spy Software
(Richard Abelson) Apple Computer has unveiled plans to scan iPhones in the USA, AP reports, ostensibly under the guise of searching for for child pornography. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called Apple’s giving up privacy protections “a shocking about-face for users who have relied on the company’s leadership in privacy and security.”
How to Check If Your iPhone Is Secretly a Coronavirus Tracker
(Waking Times) If you downloaded the latest iOS update back in May, and any following updates, then congratulations…your COVID-19 infection status will likely soon be tracked by state health officials as part of each state’s contact tracing efforts.
Apple Exposed: Fined $27 Million For INTENTIONALLY Slowing Down Older iPhones
(John Vibes) For years, Apple and other smartphone makers were rumored to slow down their older models, and the company finally admitted to the practice in 2017, but claimed that it was a necessary measure to “prolong the life” of the devices.
7 iPhone Settings You Need To Turn Off Now
7 iPhone Settings You Need To Turn Off Now
iPhones Hacked As Malware Infected “Thousands Of Users A Week” For Years
(Zero Hedge) Thousands of iPhone users per week have been subject to an unprecedented 2.5-year hacking operation which was finally disrupted in January, according to researchers at Google’s external security team and reported by The Guardian.