A Messages prank, Google getting caught with a hidden mic, and password managers have flaws. And we discuss destroying hard drives creatively.
iOS Safari Flaw Allows Deceptive Web Page Previews in Messages
Google backtracks on Chrome modifications that would have crippled ad blockers (https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-backtracks-on-chrome-modifications-that-would-have-crippled-ad-blockers/)
Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret' (https://www.businessinsider.com/nest-microphone-was-never-supposed-to-be-a-secret-2019-2?r=US&IR=T)
Password managers have a security flaw. But you should still use one. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/19/password-managers-have-security-flaw-you-should-still-use-one/)
How Apple Is Changing from a Hardware Company to a Services and Media Company
Apple, Goldman Sachs Team Up on Credit Card Paired With iPhone (https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-goldman-sachs-team-up-on-credit-card-paired-with-iphone-11550750400)
How to Securely Dispose of Old Hard Drives and SSDs
iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit (https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307)
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