The technology of passkeys is elegant, but the complexities of syncing them to password managers can contribute to platform lock-in and make them less usable
https://arstechnica.com/... @funnymonkey@freeradical.zone : This piece on Passkeys is stellar, and shows what happens when Big Tech does its best to extinguish a good idea through “enthusiastic” adopt...
Apple unveils iOS changes to comply with the EU's DMA: browser choice screen updates, more default app settings, and the ability to delete certain system apps
https://spyglass.org/... Mark Gurman / @markgurman : I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I'd venture to guess under 0.1% of customers in the EU are asking for any of this. This is going to create...
Appfigures: iOS 18 could “Sherlock” trail apps, grammar helpers, math solvers, password managers, and emoji apps that have an estimated $393M in annual revenue
competition chief blasts “very serious” issues with DMA non-compliance Samantha Wiley / iLounge : TestFlight iOS app gets a revamp Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : How to manage and track all of your Apple ...
A look at the privacy and security concerns surrounding Microsoft's Recall, which will record everything users do in Windows for up to three months by default
a ‘privacy nightmare’? Mayank Parmar / Windows Latest : Hands on with Windows 11 Recall AI: Snappy performance, works without internet Iain Thomson / The Register : Was there no one at Microsoft who l...
Google and Apple use passkeys to capture users by locking credentials into their platforms and have made the UX of passkeys worse than that of password managers
At around 11pm last night my partner went to change our lounge room lights with our home light control system.
Google and Apple use passkeys to capture users by locking credentials into their platforms and have made the UX of passkeys worse than that of password managers
At around 11pm last night my partner went to change our lounge room lights with our home light control system.
Researchers detail AutoSpill, a flaw on Android that can expose users' saved credentials from 1Password, LastPass, and other popular password managers
A number of popular mobile password managers are inadvertently spilling user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill functionality of Android apps.
A profile of Runa Sandvik, who started Granitt in June 2022 to help journalists, lawyers, activists, and other at-risk people keep their data safe from hackers
Maddy Crowell / Columbia Journalism Review : LinkedIn: Patrick Boehler . Tweets: @mediaphyter and @runasand See also Mediagazer LinkedIn: Patrick Boehler : I first met Runa Sandvik in the Hong Kong n...
A profile of Runa Sandvik, who started Granitt in June 2022 to help journalists, lawyers, activists, and other at-risk people keep their data safe from hackers
Runa Sandvik has made it her life's work to protect journalists against cyberattacks. Authoritarian regimes are keeping her in business. LinkedIn: Patrick Boehler . Tweets: @runasand and @mediaphyter...
LastPass says hackers stole a backup copy of users' encrypted and unencrypted vault data using cloud storage keys stolen from a LastPass employee in August 2022
If you have a LastPass account you should have received … Camila Foster / Sammy Fans : Samsung fans using LastPass should know, hackers stolen cloud data Fabian A. Scherschel / The Sleepy Fox : A Chri...