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MacVoices #25126: Live! – Apple, The White House, Regulations, and Fines

May 2, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

A panel member’s story highlights how the Apple Watch detected AFib, potentially saving a life and gaining medical validation. The panel then discusses Tim Cook’s role in securing tariff exemptions, raising ethical questions around corporate influence. EU fines against Apple also come under scrutiny by the panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea, with debate over fairness, enforcement, and political motivation. Multiple perspectives explore the intersection of tech, policy, and accountability.

MacVoices #25124: Live! – Bluesky Checkmarks, iCloud Security, Easter Eggs, Google Cookies

Apr 30, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel discusses Blue Sky’s new checkmark system, the relevance of verification, and an iCloud lawsuit involving lost data due to advanced data protection. They highlight hidden Apple Easter eggs, debate Google’s reversal on cookie deprecation, and cover Vision Pro rumors. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, and Marty Jencius also touch on cybersecurity practices and updates on upcoming tech events and projects.

MacVoices #25121: Live! – Meta Vs. Apple Intelligence, Google Declared Monopoly…Again, Synology’s New Requirements

Apr 28, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, and Web Bixby discuss discuss Meta blocking Apple Intelligence on iOS apps, raising concerns about AI platform restrictions and user privacy. The panel examines Google’s repeated monopoly rulings, its dominance in ad tech, and AI partnerships. Synology’s new policy requiring branded drives for high-end NAS devices sparks debate over user choice, costs, and alternatives.

MacVoices #25120: Live! – Tim Cook’s Influence, Apple’s Sports App, Meta’s Redaction Fail

Apr 25, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, and Eric Bolden discuss Tim Cook’s strategic influence in securing tariff exemptions, highlighting his low-key leadership style focused on Apple’s interests. They explore updates to Apple’s Sports app, praising its clean interface and new sharing features. The conversation shifts to Meta’s redaction failure in a legal case, questioning whether it was incompetence or intentional, and emphasizing the importance of proper document security.

MacVoices #25117: Live! – Shutterstock Sells, ChatGPT Remembers, Online Service Security

Apr 22, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, and Web Bixby explores the implications of Shutterstock licensing its content for AI avatar training, raising concerns about usage rights and fair compensation for contributors. They discuss ChatGPT’s new memory feature, privacy in AI-based healthcare, and how evolving tech impacts user consent. The episode also touches on image sharpening tools and a security risk, unusual pricing models, and the re-introduction of Microsoft’s data recall feature.

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MacVoices #22037: Facebook’s EU Challenges and Posturing, Apple’s Move Into NFC Payments (2)

Feb 22, 2022 | Business, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Web

Is Facebook doing a little too much posturing in the EU? Did Mark Zuckerberg really admit they can’t compete with Apple, blaming their issues on everyone else? David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont,...

MacVoices #22036: MacVoices Live! – Computational Photography & iPhone, The Costs of Privacy (1)

Feb 21, 2022 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Web

The largest MacVoices Live! panel convened to take on a number of topics. First, inspired by an article by Derrick Story, Jeff Butts, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont, Warren Sklar, and Jay...

MacVoices #21244: MacVoices Live! – Holiday Party – Privacy, Security, AI, and Compromises (2)

Dec 27, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

The MacVoices Live! Holiday Party continues as David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Jeff Gamet, Kelly Guimont and Jim Rea are joined by Mark Fuccio and Brittany Smith to continue the discussion of digital identification and the intersection of privacy, convenience, and...

MacVoices #21235: Gary Levitt of Future Moments On Secure Audio Project Collaboration

Dec 13, 2021 | Audio/Music, Developer, Security/Privacy, Software

Gary Levitt, Co-Founder of Future Moments, is back to discuss the enhancements to MicSwap that allow private and secure collaboration on any audio project, and especially music projects. Gary explains why that security is so important, how they go about accomplishing...

MacVoices #21206 : Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Find My and AirTags (1)

Oct 29, 2021 | Author, Hardware, iOS, Software, Take Control

Glenn Fleishman is back to talk about some of the many Take Control books he updated and wrote during the pandemic lockdown. We start out with a review of all the titles, then settle in to Take Control of Find My and AirTags. Glenn explains the three different parts...

MacVoices #21171: MacVoices Live! Personal Devices For Business, Tim Cook’s Successor (1)

Sep 13, 2021 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

The MacVoices Live! panel of Jeff Gamet, Kelly Guimont, Jim Rea, Dave Ginsburg, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, and Frank Petrie address a report that Apple is “requiring” employees to use personal devices for company business. The panel evaluates the truth of the report...

MacVoices #21155: MacVoices Live! – Apple, Privacy, and CSAM (Part 3)

Aug 18, 2021 | Graphics/Photos, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Web

The MacVoices Live! panel of Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Guy Serle, and Brittany Smith wrap up our discussion of Apple’s efforts to fight CSAM (child sexual abuse materials), the implications those efforts could have for other categories of information, and the alternatives...

MacVoices #21153: MacVoices Live! – Apple, Privacy, and CSAM (Part 1)

Aug 16, 2021 | Graphics/Photos, iOS, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Web

The latest MacVoices Live! panel took on the complex, sensitive topic of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) and Apple’s latest announcements of their efforts to combat it. David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio start off...

MacVoices #21143: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Passwords and 1Password (1)

Aug 2, 2021 | Author, Productivity, Security/Privacy, Software, Take Control

Joe Kissell has updated two of his most important Take Control books, Take Control of Your Passwords and Take Control of 1Password. The first part of our conversation focuses on the first book, and some of the updated advice that Joe has to help you make yourself as...

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