August 2021

Apple adding new Privacy and Security features to help with child safety and protection

To help with child safety and protection, Apple have recently added new features including design principles, security and privacy requirements and threat model considerations. This is to help detect CSAM images stored in iCloud Photos.

You can read more about it here

Some scanner issues in Big Sur

Some people have found an issue in Big Sur when scanning that an error is showing “You do not have permission to open the application”. Apple are aware of this issue and a update should show up soon to address this problem.

In the meantime there is a work around for it which you can follow here .

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Coming soon…..

Over the next few months we should see a release of quite a few new products and updates….

Next month it’s rumoured to the be the release of the iPhone 13 models, which should also see the release of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8 and macOS 12 Monterey.

November we may see the long awaited updates to the MacBook Pro 16” and possibly a new MacBook Pro 14”.

So some interesting months ahead I would say! Keep an eye out for the new products and updates! (Fingers crossed).

Be aware of “Fake webpages” advising you need to update.

So there is a bit of a rise on the number of webpages or fake links that will try to trick you into calling a number or clicking a link to “update” some piece of software.

I’ve written a page with a bit more info on it here