Month: November 2022

EFF Asks Court To Rein In Orange County, CA’s DNA Dragnet

DNA collection at the time of arrest may make sense in certain cases. If it’s a violent crime — rape, murder, home invasion, etc. — it probably is smart to take some sort of a sample which may help place the suspect at the scene of the crime. Not that DNA evidence is infallible. It’s

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Here’s how to check your saved Wi-Fi passwords in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

Both iOS and iPadOS let users easily share Wi-Fi passwords between Apple devices. Still, sometimes people need to see the password of a known Wi-Fi network to share it with non-Apple devices. Now with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple has finally added an option to let users quickly view saved Wi-Fi network passwords on the iPhone and iPad. Read on as we detail how to do this on your device.

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Elon Musk says Twitter not at risk of removal from iPhone App Store, following meeting with Tim Cook

Today, Elon Musk met Tim Cook at Apple’s campus. Earlier in the week, he had claimed that Apple was threatening to remove Twitter from the iPhone App Store, citing Apple’s so-called censorship. He also voiced concerns about Apple’s ‘secret’ 30% tax.

Post meeting, he is now tweeting a very different tune. Musk described it as a “good conversation” and said Cook made it clear that it was not the case that Apple was considering removing Twitter.

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Skiers accidentally setting off iPhone 14 Crash Detection, dispatcher says to leave the feature on

Shortly after the iPhone 14 launched this fall, the new Crash Detection feature was found to be unintentionally triggered by roller coasters in some instances. Now with winter sports ramping up in the Northern Hemisphere, it turns out skiing can also trigger false positives.

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Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push


The Seattle City Council’s passage this week of a $7.4 billion city budget for 2023 will not include funds sought by Mayor Bruce Harrell for gunshot detection technology. It’s the end, for now, of Harrell’s decade-long pursuit, first as a City Council member, and now as mayor, to put a system in place aimed at helping police track and respond to locations where gunshots are fired. According to the the Mayor’s Office, Harrell’s proposed budget — including $1 million for the gunfire tech — was centered on public safety because it’s a core responsibility of the city’s charter and it’s a concern… Read More

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