Episode 267: AirPods as Trackers, Hacking Hackers, and Apple Tracking

In this week's security news, a stalker used AirPods to track a woman, since they don't sent alerts like AirTags; Australia is hacking hackers in a sort of precrime operation; Apple is tracking a lot of user data; and we give a few tips for the annual Black Friday shopathon.

Show Notes:

• Apple Tracks Alarming Amount of Data Even When Device Analytics is Turned Off


• Apple's App Store analytics may be able to identify users


• Apple's iCloud Private Relay being abused in $65M ad fraud


• My creepy date slipped his AirPods into my bag — here's the scary reason why


• Is 5G worth it? Consumer hype is over, and carriers worried, says report


• It’s not your imagination: Shopping on Amazon has gotten worse


• Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid


• Australia to hack the hackers


• Network-crashing leap seconds to be abandoned by 2035, for at least a century


• How to Rip DVDs or Blu-rays and Add Them to Your Apple TV Library

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