Is Apple Changing from a Hardware Company to a Service Company?




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Summary: <p>This week's news include info about an Instagram data breach, an Amazon data breach, a new class-action lawsuit against Apple, and an expensive way to get access to your iPhone if you get locked out. Then we discuss whether Apple is morphing from a hardware company to a service company. </p> <ul> <li>Kirk's <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/3196994/macs/how-to-build-a-hackintosh.html" rel="nofollow">Hackintosh project</a> and his <a href="https://www.kirkville.com/my-hackintosh-mini-parts-list/" rel="nofollow">Hackintosh parts list</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.kirkville.com/the-new-mac-pro-collects-dust/" rel="nofollow">Kirk wrote about how much dust the Mac Pro collected back in 2014</a></li> <li><a href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/11/20/instagram-accidentally-reveals-plaintext-passwords-in-urls/" rel="nofollow">Instagram accidentally reveals plaintext passwords in URLs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/28/apple-macbook-imac-dust-filter-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow">Apple Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Lack of Filters in MacBooks and iMacs Causing Trapped Dust</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/27/drivesavers-ios-passcode-recovery-service/" rel="nofollow">DriveSavers Lets Consumers Retrieve Data From Locked iOS Devices for $3,900</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.grahamcluley.com/amazon-warns-customers-it-leaked-their-names-and-email-addresses/" rel="nofollow">Amazon warns customers it leaked their names and email addresses</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/21/amazon_data_breach/" rel="nofollow">Technical foul: Amazon suffers data snafu days before Black Friday, emails world+dog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-apple-is-changing-from-a-hardware-company-to-a-services-and-media-company/" rel="nofollow">How Apple Is Changing from a Hardware Company to a Services and Media Company</a></li> <li><a href="https://fi.google.com/about/" rel="nofollow">Google Fi</a></li> </ul> <p>Get 50% off Mac Premium Bundle X9, fully compatible with macOS High Sierra, with the code PREMIUM50. Download Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 now at <a href="https://www.intego.com/mac-protection-bundle" rel="nofollow">intego.com</a>.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/integopodcast" rel="nofollow">Intego Mac Security Podcast Survey: Win a $100 gift card</a></li> </ul>