Episode Details

The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Web Bixby, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, Mark Fuccio, and Jim Rea finish comments over the Apple-Goldman Sachs drama, look at the NameDrop misinformation campaign, Google Drive files loss, and a favorable change in Safari. (Part 2)

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Chapters:

0:02:36 Unique ID and Apple's Partnership with MasterCard 0:04:17 Surprising Revelation: Retailers Don't Get Bank Card Numbers 0:04:23 Apple Pay Collaboration with Member Banks 0:05:46 Convenient Apple Cash for Transactions 0:06:44 Apple Card vs. Apple Pay: Is it worth it? 0:08:53 Apple's potential fallout with Goldman Sachs 0:11:50 Speculation on the source of the Apple-Goldman Sachs story 0:18:22 Misinformation about a non-security issue 0:20:11 David's mention on MECOS for debunking disinformation 0:20:28 Concerns about legislative bodies not understanding technology 0:22:07 Varying responses from police departments on the issue 0:24:08 Safeguards and confirmation for sharing features 0:25:41 Different Solutions for the Problem 0:26:40 Protecting Your Personal Data with Incogni 0:28:39 Google Drive Users Reporting Disappearing Files 0:32:40 Apple Addresses Annoying Zoom Link Prompt 0:35:33 Apple Card: Tim Cook's Initial Thoughts and User Experience Forward 0:38:36 Wrapping up: Apple Maps vs. Waze

Links:

Apple ending relationship with Goldman Sachs, fate of Apple Card unclear https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/28/apple-ending-relationship-with-goldman-sachs-fate-of-apple-card-unclear/

Police Departments and News Sites Spreading Misinformation About How iOS 17 NameDrop Feature Works https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/27/ios-17-namedrop-misinformation/

Google Drive users complain of missing files, months of data disappearing https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/11/27/google-drive-users-complain-of-missing-files-months-of-data-disappearing

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, and on his blog, Trending At Work.

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud.

Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft f