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MacVoices #24261: Glenn Fleishman On Keeping Safe Using Mobile Tech (2)

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Release Date: 10/28/2024

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Glenn Fleishman goes in depth on the title subject of his Keep Safe Using Mobile Tech. We talk about how to secure Apple devices amid all the changes and updates to operating systems, along with features such as car crash detection, fall detection, emergency SOS, and the Check-In function, Glenn emphasizes the need for individuals to understand and customize their device settings for optimal protection from both misadventure as well as theft. (Part 2)

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Show Notes:

Chapters

:00:08 Introduction to Mobile Safety
02:21 Features for Physical Security
06:50 The Check-In Feature Explained
10:29 Addressing Safety Promotion Challenges
15:53 The Risks of Device Theft
21:26 Strategies Against Theft
22:36 Concluding Thoughts on Safety

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Keeping Safe Using Mobile Tech by Glenn Fleishman

Guests:

Glenn Fleishman is a Seattle-based technology journalist and two-time winner on Jeopardy. He writes largely about where technology crosses with people's lives, as well as exhaustive technology explanations. At Macworld, he authors the Mac 911 user-help column. He has contributed to the Economist since 2005, including nearly 400 online blog posts and articles, as well as Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Boing Boing, TidBITS, Six Colors, and others. You can find him on Twitter as @glennf, and check out everything else at his blog.

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