“She was an absolute icon and … a wonderful human being,” said Pink, whose daughter had just done “Grease” at school and helped her learn the song.
The 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance from Lucid Motors will make you question driving or owning a non-electric luxury car ever again.
Amazon announced its 3-day Cyber Weekend sale following Black Friday with deals on everything from tech to beauty, to home goods at up to 70% off.
Mali Elfman’s Next Exit is a dark comedy that is deeply concerned with investigating life, death, and the veil in between—all things io9 discussed, along with the possibilities of ghosts, in a video interview with the writer-director.
Elon Musk’s displayed willingness to quickly burn bridges with anyone who opposes him at his assortment of companies might be biting him in the ass. In the most recent case, Neuralink’s former president, who parted ways with the company last year, now has his own rival brain company with $160 million in total funding.…
The second phase of Lucasfilm’s High Republic era is making some big moves—mostly ones backwards, as we leap away from the dramatic climax of the transmedia campaign’s first phase to a time hundreds of years before it. And now, io9 has your look inside one of the next big steps of that sophomore chapter.
Code sleuths at Mysk are challenging Apple’s vaunted focus on privacy. The developers claim Apple’s anonymous usage data for some in-house apps includes a Directory Services Identifier (DSID) uniquely linked to your Apple ID and iCloud data. Apple could potentially use this DSID to pinpoint your App Store browsing habits, according to Mysk. This seemingly contradicts Apple’s assertion that “none” of the data is personally identifying, and appears to extend to iOS 16.
The researchers previously shared findings that iOS 14.6 sends large volumes of first-party app activity to Apple, even if you completely disable device analytics or otherwise limit collection. This includes your iPhone model, keyboard languages and other details that could theoretically be used to fingerprint your device. Gizmodo notes that users filed a class action lawsuit against Apple after Mysk published its privacy data.
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Apple’s analytics data include an ID called “dsId”. We were able to verify that “dsId” is the “Directory Services Identifier”, an ID that uniquely identifies an iCloud account. Meaning, Apple’s analytics can personally identify you 👇 pic.twitter.com/3DSUFwX3nV— Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 (@mysk_co) November 21, 2022
We’ve asked Apple for comment, and will let you know if we hear back. Mysk pointed out that Apple’s tool to prevent third-party app tracking debuted in iOS 14.5, so this shouldn’t affect other software you use on your devices.
Just what Apple sees isn’t clear. As Gizmodoexplains, Apple encrypts the usage data and isn’t necessarily processing personal and general info together. The problem, as you might guess, is that Apple doesn’t detail its analytics collection practices. There’s a concern Apple might not be honoring its privacy promises, even if the data gathering is limited.
The British broadcaster did what the players could not in gay-rights protest.
NASA’s Artemis I mission launched last week, and its Orion spacecraft has now flown within 100 miles of the moon. Here’s what’s next for the lunar mission.
Smartphone deals are all over the place, with every manufacturer slashing prices on smartphones. We’ve broken down the best deals for every budget.
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