It Seemed Too Good to be True... And It Was - Aug. 6, 2021

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

PRIVACY, IT’S IMPORTANT, ER, SOMETHING

Apple's plan to scan phones for child abuse worries privacy advocates

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1362573-apple-is-going-to-scan-your-apple-devices/

https://www.apple.com/child-safety/

https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/CSAM_Detection_Technical_Summary.pdf

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apples-plan-to-scan-phones-for-child-abuse-worries-privacy-advocates/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/apples-plan-think-different-about-encryption-opens-backdoor-your-private-life

https://cdt.org/press/cdt-apples-changes-to-messaging-and-photo-services-threaten-users-security-and-privacy/

billboard https://twitter.com/chrisvelazco/status/1081330848262062080

 

TEA HAST BEEN SPILT

Google considered buying out Epic

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/6/22612921/google-epic-antitrust-case-court-filings-unsealed

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1423677740851531781

Apple’s argument https://www.pcgamer.com/the-core-of-apples-fightback-against-epic

https://cand.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/cases-of-interest/epic-games-v-apple/Epic-Games-20-cv-05640-YGR-Dkt-410-Apple-Proposed-Findings-of-Facts-and-Conclusions-of-Law.pdf

X Apple criticized for promoting scam apps despite App Store guidelines to reject “expensive apps that try to cheat users with irrationally high prices”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/developers-complain-that-apple-promotes-scam-apps-on-the-app-store/

https://twitter.com/BeauNouvelle/status/1422941988349825027

 

ON A KWEST FOR SCAMS

Kwest scam

https://www.reddit.com/r/graphicscard/comments/n58j5c/kwest_megathread/

reversing credit https://www.reddit.com/r/graphicscard/comments/n58j5c/kwest_megathread/h61iy8l/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/graphicscard/comments/n58j5c/kwest_megathread/h7fjhom/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

https://tech.kwest.com/

https://tech.kwest.com/pages/about-us

 

QUICK BITS

 

INSTA BANS, GET YA BANS HERE

Instagram scammers are banning accounts for $60

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78kmv/instagram-ban-restore-service-scam

https://www.diyphotography.net/instagram-fails-to-protect-against-a-60-ban-whomever-you-want-scam/

 

HIGH PIXEL DENSITY

Pixel 5a launching this month for $450 ?

https://www.frontpagetech.com/2021/08/05/exclusive-google-pixel-5a-launching-later-this-month-at-450-full-specs/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/google-denies-rumors-the-pixel-5a-is-dead-announces-us-and-japanese-launch/

 

BIG-TIME SECURITY BONANZA

Edge Super Duper Secure Mode

https://microsoftedge.github.io/edgevr/posts/Super-Duper-Secure-Mode/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-just-got-a-super-duper-secure-mode-upgrade/

 

THE HOPE IS GONE

The 3dfx Twitter account posted some amateur-looking presentation slides

https://www.pcgamer.com/what-if-3dfx-was-coming-back/

account is gone https://twitter.com/3dfxofficial/

 

REPUBLIC CREDITS WILL DO FINE

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is EXPENSIVE

https://gizmodo.com/it-ll-cost-6-000-to-star-wars-larp-with-your-family-at-1847420860

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser/planning/#:~:text=SAMPLE%20STANDARD%20CABIN%20RATES