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• Checklist 450 - Weak Passwords and Deepfake Celebrities 2025

  It is that time of year. Time to reflect… to look back… to realize how little we've learned, and shake our heads in sadness. 123456 is still the most used password according to a new study - and people still think that Taylor Swift is trying to sell them stuff on social media. We're looking at weak passwords and deepfake celebrities for 2025 on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]

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• Checklist 449 - Background Improvements and a Meta Warning

  Apple's brought back an old safety feature. We'll look at Background Security Improvements, what happened to the thing it replaced, and who should have it turned on. Plus - reasons to avoid shopping on Meta platforms on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]

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• Checklist 448 - OS Updates and App Store Accountability

  We're looking at a child safety feature and the over 400 security fixes in this week's 26.1 OS updates from Apple. Plus - Texas is exerting control over smartphone parental controls. We'll talk about Apple and the Texas App Store Accountability Act on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]

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• Checklist 447 - iPhone Protections and Ghost Accounts

  It's Halloween! There's a guy with an axe who wants to get into your iPhone! We'll talk about keeping him out. Plus - ghosts may not be real, but ghost accounts are. We'll tell you how to be a ghost account buster on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]

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• Checklist 446 - Meta Warnings and Merit Badges

  Meta's WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are taking proactive steps to warn users of scammers on those services. We'll tell you more. Plus - Scouting America has new merit badges for A.I. and cybersecurity. We'll talk about those on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: [email protected]

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