Feb 24 2019
A few weeks back there was a bug discovered in FaceTime that allowed people to eaves drop on other iPhone or Mac users without their knowledge when using the Group FaceTime function. As soon as the bug was discovered (by a 13 year old boy) Apple shut down the group chat service and set about …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/facetime-bug/
Nov 13 2018
Over the last few weeks there has been a surge in scam activity. One in particular that is worrying everyone goes something like this: “I know, password, is your password, you may not me…” What makes this email (scam) all the more worrying is that often they include one of your actual passwords. They do …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/latest-scam-is-just-that/
Jul 18 2018
It is not only US and UK elections that the Russians meddle with, they are also after your router. Last month the FBI started asking everyone to reboot their routers in order to flush out a virus that the Russians had been sending modems all over the world. In the beginning it was thought this …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/your-modem-could-be-at-risk-again/
Jun 04 2018
With NBN creeping its way into more and more homes and yet more moving to VDSL, it is inevitable that your Airport/modem setup is going to get broken along the way. While I won’t go into the specific behaviour of your average internet tech, it does seem like they are given a crash course in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/nbn-and-airport-router/
Mar 31 2018
I am sure you have all been reading – with ever increasing waves of horror – that Facebook data (your data) was used by Cambridge Analytica to aid Donald Trump’s presidental campaign. If you haven’t read about this here is my breakdown… Facebook collects data about its users. Advertising companies use this data and Facebook …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/privacy-is-the-new-black/
