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Tesla Tech – There’s an App for That

Last week I mentioned that I’d like to create a little segment that will probably go on for quite some time that I’m calling Tesla Tech. I’m hoping in little bite-sized chunks I can explain the technology of this car that I find intriguing, helpful or annoying. I’m going to try to focus on a […]

Security Bits – 26 November 2017 – FaceID Isn’t Broken, USB Bugs in Linux Kernel, Vulnerability in Intel Chips

Security Medium 1 — No, FaceID isn’t Broken, but it Does Have Limits A snazzy demo to the press had headlines all over the press screaming about how FaceID had been broken. But as is so often the case with stories like this, the devil is very much in the detail. What the hackers really […]

NC #654 Phileas Club, Duolingo,Reader View, My Podcasting Gear, Starbucks App and Face ID, Just Ask Again

November 19, 2017
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This is an episode packed with Tiny Tips and Dumb questions and listener reviews. Dr. Maryanne Garry is back in Chit Chat Across the Pond, and Steve posted a video of her recent talk, “The End of Facts” at Claremont Graduate University. I was on The Phileas Club with Patrick Beja at frenchspin.com/…. Sandy brings […]

Tiny Tip – Starbucks App Confused by Face ID on iPhone X

This one might count as a nano-tip, but if you’ve got the problem this solves, it might be a mega tip for you. One of the cool things about Face ID on iPhone X is that you don’t have to enable it for sites and apps that already used Touch ID. The API (Application Program […]

NC #645 Clockwise, Systematic, Face ID Security, Different View on Apple Announcements, Security Bits: Equifax, AT&T U-verse

September 17, 2017
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This week I was on the Clockwise Podcast (Clockwise #205: Candy-Coated Vegetables on relay.fm) and on Brett Terpstra’s Systematic podcast (201: Not the Man I Thought He Was with Allison Sheridan on esn.fm). I interview Bart about the security implications of Face ID on the new iPhone X. I give you what I hope is […]

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Face ID Security Questions with Bart Busschots

This week when Apple announced Face ID on the iPhone X I think they raised a lot of questions about the security of this technology. In the Mac Geek Gab Facebook group, someone asked an interesting question. They asked whether Face ID would work if someone had one eye that focused straight ahead and the […]