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Mar 2020
19m 8s

Tues. 03/10 - Hold Me Closer, Tiny iPhon...

Brian McCullough
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A leaked version of Apple’s iOS 14 reveals a treasure trove of details about an upcoming iPhone and iPad, augmented reality software, and tracking tags; an analytics company has secretly operated VPN and ad-blocking apps and gathered data from tens of millions of users without proper disclosure, a company offering panopticon service to the state of Utah once ... Show More
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