Dropbox (Hacker News, TidBITS-Talk, MacRumors, Slashdot): As part of our efforts to focus on enhancing other features in our core product, Dropbox Passwords will be discontinued on October 28, 2025.We recommend transferring your passwords to another password manager application such as 1Password—a highly trusted and secure password manager. Good that they are focusing on the […]

Ricky Mondello: As you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, macOS Tahoe brings Security Code AutoFill of delivered codes (via Messages and Mail) to all Mac apps, including web browsers, without text field content type annotations. This matches the iOS behavior since iOS 12.We’ve published some documentation about this new behavior, as well as how Mac apps […]

John Gruber (Mastodon, Hacker News): I might be forgetting or unaware of previous similar situations, but I can’t recall anything like this before, where an app riddled with outrageous security/privacy vulnerabilities remains virally popular. A Hacker News thread from earlier today debates why the app is even still available on the App Store. So is […]

Microsoft Threat Intelligence (MacRumors): Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a macOS vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal private data of files normally protected by Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC), such as files in the Downloads folder, as well as caches utilized by Apple Intelligence. While similar to prior TCC bypasses like HM-Surf and powerdir, […]

Hartley Charlton (Gamboa v. Apple PDF): Apple will face a proposed class action lawsuit in California federal court over allegations that iCloud unlawfully monopolizes iPhone users’ access to core device backups, following a judge’s decision to deny the company’s motion to dismiss the case (via Reuters). I wonder if this is the wrong Reuters link, […]