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Security Bite is a weekly security-focused column on 9to5Mac. Every Sunday, Arin Waichulis delivers insights on data privacy, uncovers vulnerabilities, and sheds light on emerging threats within Apple’s vast ecosystem of over 2 billion active devices.

Security Bite: Use these iPhone privacy and security features in iOS 17.3, more

iOS 17 iPhone security and privacy features

Last week on Security Bite, I discussed a vulnerability in Stolen Device Protection, a newly added security feature in iOS 17.3. Vision Pro has since hit the market and has been dominating the headlines. This Sunday, I wanted to give your feed fresh air and discuss some of my favorite security and privacy features as of iOS 17.3. Admittedly, this will also give me more time to poke around at Vision Pro’s privacy and security protections in the real world.


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Security Bite: iPhone’s Stolen Device Protection has a fatal flaw, but you can fix it

Stolen Device Protection for iPhone

Last week, Apple released iOS 17.3 with a new security feature called Stolen Device Protection, which aims to help protect your data in case a thief has stolen your iPhone and obtained the password. However, there’s one flaw that you should be aware of…


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Security Bite: Dangerous malware found in these commonly pirated macOS apps

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Security researchers have detected a new strain of malware hidden in some commonly pirated macOS applications. Once installed, the apps unknowingly execute trojan-like malware in the background of a user’s Mac. What happens from here is nothing good…


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Security Bite: Is Apple Vision Pro a game changer or a potential privacy nightmare?

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Apple’s first new flagship product in almost a decade is just around the corner, with pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro beginning next Friday. The company is promising a new spatial computing era, but is the mixed reality (XR) headset a game-changer product or a potential privacy nightmare? Answer: Maybe both…


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