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• Other Apple privacy practices

  Posted on May 17, 2021 at 01:03 CDT by Nathan Parker • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.18 • 2021-05-17

  APPLE

  

  By Nathan Parker

  Not all privacy settings are neatly contained in the main Settings app in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

  In my previous articles in this series on Apple’s privacy settings, I enumerated those found in what we might call the “usual places.” There are some others involving privacy that are found elsewhere. This final article in the series will help you find those “out of the box” controls.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.18.0 (2021-05-17).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.18.F (2021-05-17).

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• Take control of your Mac’s privacy

  Posted on May 3, 2021 at 01:08 CDT by Nathan Parker • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.16 • 2021-05-03

  APPLE

  

  By Nathan Parker

  Apple’s emphasis on privacy is focused on personal devices, such as iPads and iPhones. But Macs have privacy settings, too.

  In my recent article “Take control of your privacy — iPhone & iPad” (AskWoody 18.12, 2021-04-05), I discussed many of the settings provided by iOS and iPadOS to control the privacy and security of the device and the apps running on it. Although one might think all Apple systems would be in lockstep, I have noticed that the settings in macOS are not quite as granular, not quite as detailed, as those in iOS/iPadOS.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.16.0 (2021-05-03).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.16.F (2021-05-03).

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• Take control of your privacy – iPhone & iPad

  Posted on April 5, 2021 at 01:02 CDT by Nathan Parker • Comment in the Forums

  APPLE

  Take control of your privacy – iPhone & iPad

  

  By Nathan Parker

  Apple heavily promotes its devices and services as being focused on your privacy, especially for those who heavily use Apple’s built-in apps and services.

  Apple has a prominent page on its site devoted to its view of privacy.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.12.0 (2021-04-05).

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• How to create a bootable macOS installer

  Posted on February 22, 2021 at 01:08 CST by Nathan Parker • Comment in the Forums
  

  APPLE

  How to create a bootable macOS installer

  By Nathan Parker

  Once included with macOS, installers are now available only for download.

  In the past, macOS X installers were available on a DVD. This changed with OS X Lion in 2011. The only way to get the installers today is to download them (at no charge) from the Mac App Store.

  Despite this minor inconvenience, the process to create an installer is quite simple.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.7.0 (2021-02-22).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.7.F (2021-02-22).

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