Tag: Security

How to Reset Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch Without a Computer or Passcode

Technology

Apple’s latest iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 updates, released in December 2021, introduce a significant quality-of-life improvement for users who find themselves locked out of their devices. Prior to this update, forgetting your device passcode often meant a frustrating process involving a computer connection and recovery mode procedures. Now, Apple has streamlined this process with a new on-device reset option[…]

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Climate & Crypto. The blockchain will be used to fight the climate crisis

Technology

Sanneke Kloppenburg recently co-authored an extremely informative article (Climate & Crypto) in which she and her two colleagues conduct an investigation into what they dubbed “climate cryptocurrency governance.” They analyzed documents from various international organizations dealing with climate governance and found many theses that underscore the immense transformative potential of the blockchain. Good plans galore, Paris Climate Agreement, Sustainable Development[…]

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Fairphone 4 5G. A modern ethical and sustainable smartphone is on its way

Technology

Fairphone is preparing to put on the market a new version of its “ethical” smartphone, that is, with a controlled, modular supply chain – and therefore easily repairable and upgradeable from the hardware point of view – and made with partly recycled material. Buy the Fairphone 4 5G here – https://amzn.to/4gM5mco Buy the latest Fairphone here – https://amzn.to/3CZbXT9 If you make a purchase through[…]

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WhatsApp alternatives that respect your privacy

Money, Technology

In 2020 the world of messaging, VoIP calling, and video calling has literally exploded. On a corporate and business level, giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Zoom, have made it the masters with their stocks that have literally exploded on the stock exchange, while Apple and Facebook which, like small children, have been fighting to the sound of user privacy[…]

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Lulu. A fully open-source firewall for macOS

Technology

LuLu is the free, shared-source macOS firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections unless explicitly approved by the user. Any unknown outgoing connections, until approved by the user, are blocked by default. While it was designed to generically detect malware by flagging unauthorized networking connections, LuLu can also be used to block OS components or 3rd-party applications from transmitting[…]

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