Stop Selling the AirTag Immediately, Privacy Advocate Urges Apple

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Saturday, April 16, 2022
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1. Stop Selling the AirTag Immediately, Privacy Advocate Urges Apple
2. Rumors State Apple May Have Already Concluded NFL Deal Behind Closed Doors
3. Mark Gurman Predicts Apple Still Working on HomePod/Apple TV Combination, Will Include FaceTime Camera
4. Cryptowallet MetaMask Warns Apple Users to Beware of Phishing Attacks
5. Tests Show M1 Mac Thunderbolt Ports Don’t Live Up to Full Potential
6. Apple’s Johny Srouji Gives Rare Interview, Provides Details of Developing Apple Silicon
7. Leaked Photo of Aluminum Molds Used for iPhone 14 Shows Four New Models Possibly Coming Out
8. Apple Retail Store Workers at Grand Central Terminal Move to Unionize
9. Report: Apple’s Privacy Rules Make it Difficult for Engineers to Improve Its Services
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1. STOP SELLING THE AIRTAG IMMEDIATELY, PRIVACY ADVOCATE URGES APPLE
The accessory may be great for finding lost items, but it’s just too dangerous to personal safety. Apple should stop selling the AirTag.
<https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/editorial/stop-selling-the-airtag-immediately-privacy-advocate-urges-apple/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. RUMORS STATE APPLE MAY HAVE ALREADY CONCLUDED NFL DEAL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Recent reports indicate that Apple may have already acquired the rights to NFL’s Sunday Ticket, bringing games to Apple TV+.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/rumor/rumors-state-apple-may-have-already-concluded-nfl-deal-behind-closed-doors/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. MARK GURMAN PREDICTS APPLE STILL WORKING ON HOMEPOD/APPLE TV COMBINATION, WILL INCLUDE FACETIME CAMERA
Mark Gurman states in his latest Power Up newsletter that he believes a revamped HomePod with Apple TV and a FaceTime camera is coming.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/mark-gurman-predicts-apple-still-working-on-homepod-apple-tv-combination-will-include-facetime-camera/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. CRYPTOWALLET METAMASK WARNS APPLE USERS TO BEWARE OF PHISHING ATTACKS
Cryptowallet MetaMask has recently announced in a series of Tweets that Apple users should build strong passwords to avoid phishing scams.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/cryptowallet-metamask-warns-apple-users-to-beware-of-phishing-attacks/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. TESTS SHOW M1 MAC THUNDERBOLT PORTS DON’T LIVE UP TO FULL POTENTIAL
Recent testing shows a serious problem with Apple’s M1 Mac lineup. The M1 Mac Thunderbolt ports significantly underperform in data speeds.
<https://www.macobserver.com/analysis/tests-show-m1-mac-thunderbolt-ports-dont-live-up-to-full-potential/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. APPLE’S JOHNY SROUJI GIVES RARE INTERVIEW, PROVIDES DETAILS OF DEVELOPING APPLE SILICON
In a rare media interview, Apple’s Johny Srouji discusses developing new Apple silicon chips for the tech giant. Srouji also discusses managing a team during the COVID-19 pandemic.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apples-johny-srouji-gives-rare-interview-provides-details-of-developing-apple-silicon/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. LEAKED PHOTO OF ALUMINUM MOLDS USED FOR IPHONE 14 SHOWS FOUR NEW MODELS POSSIBLY COMING OUT
Leaked photo of aluminum molds used for the iPhone 14 indicates that there could be 4 new iPhone models this year.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/leaked-photo-of-aluminum-molds-used-for-iphone-14-shows-four-new-models-possibly-coming-out/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. APPLE RETAIL STORE WORKERS AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL MOVE TO UNIONIZE
Workers at the Apple retail store at Grand Central Terminal are planning to gather signatures as a move to form a union.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-retail-store-workers-at-grand-central-terminal-move-to-unionize/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. REPORT: APPLE’S PRIVACY RULES MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ENGINEERS TO IMPROVE ITS SERVICES
A new report said that engineers are being bogged down by strict privacy rules that make it harder for them to improve Apple services.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/report-apples-privacy-rules-make-it-difficult-for-engineers-to-improve-its-services/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>