Apple Store closed book give away — but are they really secrets ? Also Apple pulls an app for collecting users ’ personal information — surprise — and the administration decides to do something ineffective about mobile privateness . The residual for Wednesday , June 15 , 2011 are right here , right now .
Secrets From Apple ’s Genius Bar : Full Loyalty , No Negativity(The Wall Street Journal )
In the aftermath ofApple retail chief Ron Johnson ’s declare departure , theJournaltakes a look at why Apple ’s computer storage are as effective as they are ( the article is requires a WSJ subscription ) . Unsurprisingly , it ’s all about control . properly down to the fact that employee are n’t supposed to use the word “ unluckily ” when dealing with customers . That ’s because Apple can neither confirm nor deny the universe of “ fortune . ”
bad Brother Removed From App Store(Daniel Amitay )
Developer Daniel Amitay posted on his blog that his iOS app , Big Brother Camera Security , has been removed from the App Store . That ’s because his app , which motivate user to produce a PIN in an interface similar to iOS ’s own , cover those security codesbackto the developer . Amitay maintains that the data was collect anonymously and was used to compile a leaning of the most commonly used passcodes to warn users when they were using an unsafe one . In the sprightliness of warning people , here ’s a crown for you , which I care to call “ do n’t give any selective information to an app with ‘ bighearted sidekick ’ in its name . ”
US Senators put forward Locationgate - prostrate privacy laws(9 to 5 Mac )
After obtain hearings on peregrine secrecy , U.S. senators Al Franken ( D - MN ) and Richard Blumenthal ( D - CT ) have proposed new legislation that would command software expect for consent before collecting or sharing a user ’s personal information — like position . Because there ’s no problem dialogue boxescan’tsolve .
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Product News :
Twitterrific for Twitter 4.2 – reading 4.2 of the iOS Twitter client adds support for the service ’s new OAuth authentication method acting , the MLKSHK and Pikchur media uploading service , and ReadItLater . In summation there are several serviceability enhancements and betterment and several bugfixes . Free . The $ 10Mac versionsees most of these same changes .
AirPort Utility 5.5.3 for MacThe modish update to Apple ’s utility program for superintend its AirPort and Time Capsule devices has one fix , but it ’s a upright one as it dissolve an issue that caused the AirPort Utility to accidentally foreswear during frame-up . Free for Mac andWindows .
