SVMUG Monthly Meeting August 18, 2025 - Jeff Gamet - Online Privacy & Security

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SVMUG Monthly Meeting August 18, 2025 - Jeff Gamet — Online Privacy & Security

Hello svmug members & friends! 

The Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group (svmug) upcoming meeting is Monday, August 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. We will be meeting via Zoom. As always, our meetings are open to the public and free to attend. Please invite a friend!

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MEETING LINK for Virtual Attendance: 
If you are on the svmug mail list, you will receive a separate email with the Zoom link DIRECT information. 
Otherwise, the method of joining the SVMUG monthly meeting via Zoom is to use the connection information found on our website:

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MEETING TOPIC:  Privacy & Security
Let's dig into ways you can protect your digital life with tips for keeping your iPhone and Mac from sharing too much information, strategies for avoiding online trackers, responsibly managing ads, keeping your online purchases safe, and more.

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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:  Jeff Gamet
Jeff Gamet is a freelance content creator, technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor and TextExpander's Evangelist. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, Macstock, and many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, In Touch with iOS, The Context Machine, and Retro Rewatch. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, and Pixelfed, and jeffgamet on LinkedIn.​

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TIME SCHEDULE: 
6:30 PM - Virtual Doors open. Come early and socialize.
7:00 PM - Introduction & News
7:30 PM - Presentation
8:15 PM - Q&A - use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
8:30 PM - Raffle and end of meeting

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2025 CALENDAR:  via Zoom 
August 18 — Jeff Gamet — Online Security and Privacy
September 15 — Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken) — new Apple products?
October 20 — TBD
November 17 — Dave Ginsburg (In Touch With iOS) — iOS 26 features
December 15 — TBD

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PAST MEETINGS:
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MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
Current meeting information and updates will be found here: 

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DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? (Tech questions? Other?)
Do you have QUESTIONS to ask at the Q&A session during the meeting? During our Q&A time, please use the Chat feature on Zoom to submit questions.
Time permitting, we will do our best to provide answers to all.

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ABOUT SVMUG:
SVMUG (Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group)

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TWITTER/X: @SVMUG 

FACEBOOK info page: 

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LOCAL APPLE/MAC USER GROUPS (some are more active than others):
Silicon Valley Mac User Group, at http://www.svmug.org
Diablo Valley Mac User Group, at http://www.dvmug.org
Stanford/Palo Alto MUG, at http://pa-smug.org 
San Leandro Mac User Group, at http://www.slmug.org 
Planet Mac User Group, at http://www.planetmug.org 

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