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MacVoices #23238: MacVoices Live! - Apple Drops Leather and CSAM Scanning (1)

MacVoices #23238: MacVoices Live! - Apple Drops Leather and CSAM Scanning (1)

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MacVoices #23238: MacVoices Live! - Apple Drops Leather and CSAM Scanning (1)

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A catch-up/pre-Apple Event MacVoices Live! session with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig looks at Apple moving away from leather for their products, the decision to abandon CSCAM efforts, and the inevitable criticism that follows. (Part 1)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark. What happens before and after the shows is uncensored, on-topic, off-topic, and always off the wall. Sign up as a MacVoices Patron and get access! http://patreon.com/macvoices Show Notes: Chapters: 0:00:00 Apple Drops Leather and CSAM Scanning 0:05:45 Apple Rumored to Move Away from Leather Watch Bands 0:10:44 Discussion on the Variety of Colors for Solo Loop Bands 0:12:01 Leather Alternatives: A Game Changer for Apple? 0:14:16 Apple's Controversial CSAM Scanning Decision 0:16:25 Balancing Privacy and Safety Concerns for Apple 0:19:06 Should Apple Have Stayed Silent About CSAM Scanning? 0:20:10 Apple's initial discussion and decision not to implement scanning 0:22:01 Speculation and concerns about CSAM on Apple's servers 0:24:59 Apple's Discontinuation of Scanning Raises Privacy Concerns 0:26:20 Apple's Standoff with the FBI in the San Bernardino Case 0:26:49 Privacy Concerns and Technological Impossibilities 0:27:17 Technology: Scanning for Offensive Images and Pre-Blurring 0:28:44 Filtering Images: Giving Users More Control and Power Links: Apple again defends its reasons for abandoning iCloud CSAM scanning https://www.macworld.com/article/2052134/icloud-csam-scanning-privacy-safety.html Spotify testing requiring a Premium subscription to view song lyrics https://www.idownloadblog.com/2023/09/05/spotify-premium-lyrics-requirement/ Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, and on his blog, Trending At Work. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud. David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He’s been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on  Twitter and Mastodon. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
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