Monthly update #0381 • January 2022
Monthly update 381 • January 2022 • 2022-01-01 - 2022-01-31
Monthly Updates
2022
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Privacy Roundup #0186 • January 2022
January 2022 opened the year with record European cookie fines, a wave of breach disclosures, and fresh fights over facial recognition and spyware.
Privacy
In from the Cold
In from the Cold is an American thriller series. It aired on Netflix from 28 January 2022. Adam Glass created it. Margarita Levieva plays Jenny Franklin, a single mother on holiday in Spain whose past as a Soviet bioweapon agent catches up with her.
TV Series
What is countryd?
If you see countryd running on your Mac, here is what this country detection process does.
Mac
GPS
Global Positioning System is, without a doubt, one of the most useful inventions of the late 20th century. It made it significantly easier for ships, airplanes, cars, and hikers to figure out where they are with high degree of accuracy.
Gems
Useful macOS defaults: Simulator
Handy defaults write commands for Apple's iOS/iPadOS Simulator, controlling window behaviour and performance.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0185 • December 2021
December 2021 closed the year with a landmark stalkerware ban, fresh Pegasus victims among American diplomats and a wave of spyware exposures that reshaped the surveillance debate.
Privacy
Monthly update #0380 • December 2021
Monthly update 380 • December 2021 • 2021-12-01 - 2021-12-31
Monthly Updates