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Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by Nextgrid »

gbil wrote: post #2

I prefer this verge link https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20689983/apple-watch-walk... as techcrunch privacy settings are yahoo driven and I was never able to manage them - not sure they really give you an option

The EU should fine that company out of existence. Yahoo/Oath/whatever they’re called now is cancer.

Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by josteink »

gbil wrote: post #2

I prefer this verge link https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20689983/apple-watch-walk... as techcrunch privacy settings are yahoo driven and I was never able to manage them - not sure they really give you an option

Thanks for the alternate link.

In general I think HN should consider just banning TechCrunch links verbatim. That would lead to people actually submitting stories from sites which respects people’s privacy instead, and everyone wins.

Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by kmlx »

gbil wrote: post #2

I prefer this verge link https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20689983/apple-watch-walk... as techcrunch privacy settings are yahoo driven and I was never able to manage them - not sure they really give you an option

what privacy setting? i never get that popup.

techcrunch is ok imo.

the verge on the other hand won’t load for 3 seconds if i have an ad-blocker turned on. so i stopped visiting it since their ads are 90s level of terrible.

Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by tjoff »

kmlx wrote: post #5
gbil wrote: post #2

I prefer this verge link https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20689983/apple-watch-walk... as techcrunch privacy settings are yahoo driven and I was never able to manage them - not sure they really give you an option

what privacy setting? i never get that popup. techcrunch is ok imo. the verge on the other hand won’t load for 3 seconds if i have an ad-blocker turned on. so i stopped visiting it since their ads are 90s level of terrible.

techcrunch is using oauth, one of the absolute worst offenders.

They should be banned from hn altogether.

Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by Sahhaese »

kmlx wrote: post #5
gbil wrote: post #2

I prefer this verge link https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20689983/apple-watch-walk... as techcrunch privacy settings are yahoo driven and I was never able to manage them - not sure they really give you an option

what privacy setting? i never get that popup. techcrunch is ok imo. the verge on the other hand won’t load for 3 seconds if i have an ad-blocker turned on. so i stopped visiting it since their ads are 90s level of terrible.

This is all you see when clicking techcrunch articles:

https://imgur.com/a/mId1Jfi

If you "manage" your settings to block everything it'll just be back next time.

As a consequence, I haven't read a techcrunch article since June 2018.

Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by sealjam »

tjoff wrote: post #6
kmlx wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what privacy setting? i never get that popup. techcrunch is ok imo. the verge on the other hand won’t load for 3 seconds if i have an ad-blocker turned on. so i stopped visiting it since their ads are 90s level of terrible.

techcrunch is using oauth, one of the absolute worst offenders. They should be banned from hn altogether.

I assume you're referring to the media company 'oath'[1] not the auth framework 'oauth'[2]?

[1]: https://www.oath.com/ [2]: https://oauth.net/

Re: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to eavesdropping vulnerability

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Post by pygy_ »

gbil wrote: post #2

I prefer this verge link https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20689983/apple-watch-walk... as techcrunch privacy settings are yahoo driven and I was never able to manage them - not sure they really give you an option

With Safari/iOS, all I see when I click your link is a full screen GDPR cookie notice with truncated text (the start is missing), that can only be dismissed by accepting tracking.
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