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Utility – JSON Formatter

The other day I was bringing up a browser to search for a website to format some raw JSON I was looking at.  It occurred to me I do this often enough that I should create my own and it it to the site.   Developers, I give you: JSON Formatter

Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook – MacRumors

Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook – MacRumors: Users that agree to the updated terms will have their WhatsApp account registration and phone number, transaction data, service-related information, interaction information, mobile device information, IP address, and “other information identified… or obtained upon notice to you or based on… Continue reading Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook – MacRumors

Google workers form labor union, a rarity in the tech industry

Google workers form labor union, a rarity in the tech industry: A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the… Continue reading Google workers form labor union, a rarity in the tech industry

Google Hasn’t Updated Its iOS Apps Since the Day Before Apple’s New Privacy Labels Requirement | MacRumors Forums

Google Hasn’t Updated Its iOS Apps Since the Day Before Apple’s New Privacy Labels Requirement | MacRumors Forums: Google has yet to comment on the report, so the reason for the lack of recent iOS app updates is unconfirmed, but Fast Company makes the reasonable assumption that Google might be trying to delay revealing its… Continue reading Google Hasn’t Updated Its iOS Apps Since the Day Before Apple’s New Privacy Labels Requirement | MacRumors Forums

Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business | Ars Technica

Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business | Ars Technica: In the settlement, Ticketmaster admitted that an employee who used to work for a rival company emailed the login credentials for multiple accounts the rival used to manage presale ticket sales. At a San Francisco meeting attended by at least… Continue reading Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business | Ars Technica

WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update

WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update: The issue for WhatsApp is that when you claim security and privacy is in your DNA, you open yourself up to a heightened level of scrutiny. Suddenly, those concerns around WhatsApp metadata collection became more real. Now we could easily see that WhatsApp collects the contacts… Continue reading WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update

Facebook’s Laughable Campaign Against Apple Is Really Against Users and Small Businesses

Very good write-up by Andrés Arrieta regarding Facebook and their full page add nonsense against Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency feature. Make no mistake: this latest campaign from Facebook is one more direct attackagainst our privacy and, despite its slick packaging, it’s also an attack against other businesses, both large and small. I quit Facebook & Instagram about two… Continue reading Facebook’s Laughable Campaign Against Apple Is Really Against Users and Small Businesses

SwiftUI, ready for primetime?

Things have been slow at AlbeBaubles lately so I thought I’d tackle an old client app that hasn’t been updated in ages and rewrite in 100% SwiftUI. Look art how little code is needed to show a grid of vowels glyphs in a grid with the ability to play them.  Simple.   Yes, SwiftUI is… Continue reading SwiftUI, ready for primetime?

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Remembering Frances E. Allen | IBM Research Blog

Rest In Peace and thank you for your contributions.     IBM Fellow Fran Allen spent her career advancing the field of computing and inspired generations of technologists. Remembering Frances E. Allen | IBM Research Blog:

SF Symbols

I was asking Michael Collins about using .otf fonts in open source projects and he pointed me to SF Symbols.   This is the best place to go for text/glyphs/symbols/svgs for your Xcode projects. Symbols supports OpenType, multicolor and supports iOS, iPad OS and macOS Big Sur.  Be sure to download the SF Symbols Beta… Continue reading SF Symbols

The big Facebook crash of 2020 and the problem of third-party SDK creep

Great article from Gui Rambo regarding the cost of using 3rd party dependencies in your apps, and how the use of Facebook’s SDK hammered a number of apps this week. The big Facebook crash of 2020 and the problem of third-party SDK creep | Rambo Codes:   Cool, there’s a Facebook SDK issue crashing several high-profile… Continue reading The big Facebook crash of 2020 and the problem of third-party SDK creep

Nasty macOS flaw is bricking MacBooks: Don’t install this update | Tom’s Guide

This was my comment.  I spent far too much time on the phone with Apple Support trying to resolve this only to be told ‘mail it in’. Nasty macOS flaw is bricking MacBooks: Don’t install this update | Tom’s Guide: “This bricked my 2019 MBP. Not providing power to devices either. Needs an SMC reset… Continue reading Nasty macOS flaw is bricking MacBooks: Don’t install this update | Tom’s Guide

Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge

Holy Shit!  This seems Draconian.  Shouting at people to stay home will solve absolutely nothing. Let’s hope they also drop off masks to everyone as well:   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/rhode-island-police-to-hunt-down-new-yorkers-seeking-refuge

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Chandler Jones makes big donation to help food banks during Coronavirus crisis – Revenge of the Birds

Chandler Jones is a treat.  Everything I see from him is positive and enlightening.  Wish I was as learned at his age.   Chandler Jones makes big donation to help food banks during Coronavirus crisis – Revenge of the Birds: “These are really tough times and it is important for me to do my part… Continue reading Chandler Jones makes big donation to help food banks during Coronavirus crisis – Revenge of the Birds

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iOS Vulnerability Prevents VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic – MacRumors

iOS Vulnerability Prevents VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic – MacRumors:   Until fixed, VPN users can connect to a VPN server, turn on Airplane Mode and then turn off Airplane Mode to kill all existing connections. The mitigation isn’t entirely reliable, however, so iPhone and iPad owners who rely on VPNs should be careful until… Continue reading iOS Vulnerability Prevents VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic – MacRumors