DNS, Lost Bitcoin, and the new Big Sur Control Center

DNS is in the news, following a warning from the NSA and new malware. We discuss how common it is for law enforcement to crack smartphones, and how this should prompt you to choose a more secure passcode for your device. We look another bitcoin owner who's lost millions. And we discuss the new Control Center in macOS Big Sur.

Show Notes:

• Brave becomes first browser to add native support for the IPFS protocol


• InterPlanetary File System


• The NSA warns enterprises to beware of third-party DNS resolver


• DNSpooq lets attackers poison DNS cache records


• 1.1.1.1


• Quad9


• OpenDNS


• Private Internet Access


• How law enforcement gets around your smartphone’s encryption


• If Hackers Crack a Six-Digit iPhone Passcode, They Can Get All Your Passwords


• Android One


• Man offers Newport council £50m if it helps find bitcoins in landfill


• How to Configure and Use Control Center in macOS Big Sur


• Bartender


• Control Strip

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