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Proton Drive encrypted cloud service becomes available for macOS

Swiss-based privacy firm Proton on Thursday announced the availability of its end-to-end encrypted cloud storage for Mac users through its macOS app. The Proton Drive app allows users to sync files between Mac and the cloud, access files offline, and free up space on local drives. Unlike iCloud, all data (including metadata) is end-to-end encrypted […]

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OneDrive Mac users complain about updated version, errors accessing local copies of synced files

This could qualify as something of a mess. Following up on a series of changes as to how OneDrive syncs files and folders to the Mac, a number of users have reported errors about the cloud storage service, following Microsoft’s rollout last month of a new “Files On-Demand Experience” for Macs running macOS 12.1 and […]

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Beginning Friday, November 5th, some U.S. Apple Store locations to drop mask requirement for customers

Per a note intercepted by Bloomberg, Apple on Friday will drop the pandemic mask mandate for more than 100 of its 270+ Apple Store retail locations in the United States following positive trends in vaccinations and declining COVID-19 cases. The intra-company note reads as follows: After careful review, the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) team, […]

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Apple Store drops mask requirement for fully vaccinated customers, local ordinances still in effect

If you’re fully vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask while visiting an Apple Store location. The requirement for Apple Store staff to wear a mask is being dropped, following the recent decision to no longer require fully vaccinated customers to wear a face covering. The change was noted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, and a sign seen outside […]

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TRACED bill raises robocall fines up to $10,000 per call

If you’re looking for some measure of vengeance against robocalls, it’s en route. Congress approved a bill on Thursday that raises the fine for robocalls up to $10,000 per call. The bill has been going the “Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED)”. Per the Verge: Once TRACED is enacted, the Federal Communications […]