Monthly Archives: December 2016

Apple rolls out ‘Report Junk’ feature to deal with iCloud spam

Apple is finally addressing the recent iCloud Calendar spam issues, with the rollout of a new Report Junk feature on the Calendar web app. Over the last several weeks, some Apple users noticed ad-based spam notifications in the Calendar app. Apple’s Photos app was also subjected to unprotected sharing invites and subsequent spam, and some… Read More »

Don’t Be Fooled: The Mac App Store Is Full of Scams

You love technology, but not everyone does. For many people computers are confusing, even scary. Malevolent actors know this, and try to deliberately trick people online. From ads that look like download buttons to ransomware pop-ups, the web is full of deception-based design, intended to take advantage of the less technically inclined. In theory, this… Read More »