The U.S. government’s $8.9 billion stake in Intel sparks debate over national security, bailouts, and political precedent. The panel also explores Intel’s struggles, the CHIPS Act, and global competition. In a separate discussion, Blue Sky’s decision to leave Mississippi highlights the growing clash between privacy concerns and strict age-verification laws in social media.
Apple’s rumored partnership with Google’s Gemini AI to enhance Siri sparks debate over privacy, antitrust issues, and big tech alliances. The panel also examines the FTC’s encryption warnings, Y Combinator’s support of Epic in its App Store fight, and Meta’s alleged privacy violations, highlighting the complex challenges of balancing innovation, trust, and accountability.
On the NAB Show floor in Las Vegas Resilio Chief Marketing Officer Adam Kranitz introduces Resilio Active Everywhere, a powerful tool that helps creative teams move large video and media files quickly and securely. Whether working from home, in the field, or across multiple studios, Resilio ensures smooth, fast sharing without delays. It’s built to handle big projects while keeping things simple, secure, and compatible with your existing setup.
A mix of national security, tech glitches, and policy debates drives this discussion with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, and Web Bixby, starting with a case where iPhone contact merging was blamed for a classified information leak. The group questions the logic behind that defense and dives into how apps like Signal and iOS handle contact data. Additional topics include Apple Store sales surges tied to tariff fears, the UK’s encryption fight with Apple, and Zuckerberg’s testimony in Meta’s antitrust trial.
https://youtu.be/STNDVwj_kns There was some pushback on the demands the UK was making on Apple, but it ended up not being enough. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, and Jim Rea continue to follow this story as it develops....
At NAB in Las Vegas, Melanie Kubasik, Sales Director for iStorage, discussed their options for securely storing your data whether it is on the desktop or on one of their portable devices. Their solutions encrypt the data on their device, accessible by entering in a numeric code. For the enterprise, the device can have both a user and an administrator password. If the password is entered incorrectly too often, the device securely deletes the data. Melanie talks about the form factors and colors available, how the security engages for the portable models, and demonstrates how the access process works.
Joe Kissell shares insights on online privacy in his book, Take Control of Your Online Privacy, 5th Edition, stressing the importance of staying informed on privacy issues amidst evolving technology threats. He focuses on practical high and medium priority privacy concerns for everyday individuals, advising prioritization based on individual risk profiles. Emphasizing the impact of advertisers collecting extensive personal data, Joe provides tips on data sharing. He cautions against oversharing personal information online and offers steps to enhance online privacy highlighting the need to be proactive in understanding and addressing online privacy risks. (Part 1)
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...
This MacVoices Live! session starts out with what appears to be hostility towards technology and security in the United Kingdom, access to encrypted data, and the intersection of politics with technology. They explore the benefits of an offline mode for Apple...
https://youtu.be/Tb42mnP3AAUJoe Kissell finishes our discussion of the 9th edition of Take Control of iCloud with some updates on iCloud for windows, and details on one feature of iCloud, what can happen and why, and what you need to be VERY careful with it. (Part...
https://youtu.be/r9dAOrEw3TsJoe Kissell has just updated Take Control of iCloud to the 9th edition, more than another Take Control book. Joe discusses the upsides and downsides of end-to-end encryption via Apple’s Advanced Data Protection, and what it means for older...
At CES in Las Vegas, Cindy Kuo, Global Marketing Director for Amaryllo, told us about their two CES Innovation Awards, their voice-controlled security camera, another security camera that integrates with your home lighting, and the fact that their cameras feature...
The latest effort from Joe Kissell is the 3.0 version of Take Control of Your Paperless Office. Joe talks about the changes and advances that making ditching paper easier than ever. Joe talks about some of the new scanners that make quick work of stacks of documents,...
Mark Fuccio is back with his Drobo shirt on (literally) to announce myDrobo and Drobo Access, services that give you remote access from the web or your iOS device to any files stored on your Drobo 5N or Drobo B810n. Mark talks about how it all works, the impressive...
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