Episode Details

This MacVoices Live! starts off with some commentary by Chuck Joiner on what he saw and what happened at CES 2025. Those included an affirmation of Apple's focus on privacy as well as a misstep by Dell that resulted in a less-than-ideal press conference. The panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Butts, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, and Jim Rea look at some notable apps suffering from a different kind of private data leak.

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Chapters:

00:06 Introduction to MacVoices 18:33 Dell's Naming Controversy at CES 24:35 Confusion for Consumers 28:14 Data Breach and Privacy Issues

Links:

Apple privacy exec lauds company initiatives, defends stance on encryption https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/01/08/apple-privacy-exec-lauds-company-initiatives-defends-stance-on-encryption Dell mocked at its own press launch for copying Apple's names https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/07/dell-mocked-at-its-own-press-launch-for-copying-apples-naming-convention/

Massive data breach exposes precise locations for users of popular apps https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/13/massive-data-breach-exposes-precise-locations-for-users-of-popular-apps/

Guests:

Jeff Butts writes for XDA Develpers and groovyPost. Contact him on X as @clefmeister and on Instagram as @recoveringphoenix72.

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.

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

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