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Canada eSIM | Prepaid Canada data | aloSIM
Canada eSIM | Prepaid Canada data | aloSIM
Looking for Canada data? No matter where you are in the Great White North, a Canada eSIM can keep you online without Wi-Fi.
·alosim.com·
Canada eSIM | Prepaid Canada data | aloSIM
eSIM for Canada
eSIM for Canada
Buy a prepaid eSIM for Canada with instant delivery. Stay connected without roaming fees. Easy & fast.
·prepaid.canadiansim.com·
eSIM for Canada
Resources - Access Now
Resources - Access Now
Resources Access Now’s team of policy experts, advocates, and technologists are finding solutions to help everyone protect themselves from digital threats
·accessnow.org·
Resources - Access Now
How to Securely Wipe a Hard Drive on Your Mac
How to Securely Wipe a Hard Drive on Your Mac
Spread the loveIf you’re planning on selling, donating or disposing of your Mac, it’s important to make sure all of your personal files and information are gone for good. The best way to accomplish this is to securely wipe your hard drive. Here’s how you can do it: 1. Create a backup: Before you start the process, make sure you have a backup of all your important files, so you don’t lose any data you may need in the future. 2. Disable FileVault: If you have FileVault enabled, you’ll need to disable it before wiping your hard drive. You can […]
·thetechedvocate.org·
How to Securely Wipe a Hard Drive on Your Mac
What happens on your Mac, stays on Apple’s iCloud?!
What happens on your Mac, stays on Apple’s iCloud?!
The document discusses vulnerabilities in macOS privacy mechanisms, focusing on unauthorized access to user data such as location, contacts, and calendar through exploitation of iCloud tokens. It highlights attacks via applications like GarageBand and iMovie by manipulating macOS entitlements and dynamic libraries. The conclusion urges users to review their iCloud settings to enhance security.
·slideshare.net·
What happens on your Mac, stays on Apple’s iCloud?!
Cell Phone Unlocking Cellular Telexommunications Industry Association agreement w FCC
Cell Phone Unlocking Cellular Telexommunications Industry Association agreement w FCC
When cell phone users change between compatible wireless service providers, they have the option of "unlocking" their phones to use on their new service provider's network, giving consumers greater freedom and flexibility while increasing incentives for service providers to innovate.
Carriers, upon request, will unlock mobile wireless devices or provide the necessary information to unlock their devices, for customers and former customers in good standing and individual owners of eligible devices after the fulfillment of the applicable postpaid service contract, device financing plan or payment of an applicable early termination fee.
Carriers that lock devices will clearly notify customers that their devices are eligible for unlocking at the time when their devices are eligible for unlocking or automatically unlock devices remotely when devices are eligible for unlocking, without additional fee. Carriers reserve the right to charge non-customers/non-former-customers a reasonable fee for unlocking requests.
Within two business days after receiving a request, carriers will unlock eligible mobile wireless devices or initiate a request to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to unlock the eligible device, provide an explanation of why the device does not qualify for unlocking, or why the carrier reasonably needs additional time to process the request.
·fcc.gov·
Cell Phone Unlocking Cellular Telexommunications Industry Association agreement w FCC
GrapheneOS usage guide
GrapheneOS usage guide
Usage instructions for GrapheneOS, a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
·grapheneos.org·
GrapheneOS usage guide
Find your AirPods
Find your AirPods
Use Find My to find your AirPods. You can also set alerts to warn you if you’ve left your AirPods behind, or mark them as lost if you can’t find them.
When the Find My network is on, you can see the location of AirPods 3, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max in the Find My app for up to 24 hours after they last connect to your device, even if they’re not nearby.
Note: If your AirPods 3, AirPods 4 (ANC), AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max are used with multiple Apple Accounts (for example, if you lend or share AirPods), only the person who turned on the Find My network can see them in the Find My app.
You can see the current or last known location of your AirPods in the Find My app.
If you have AirPods 4 (ANC), AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods Pro 3, you can also play a sound on the charging case.
If your AirPods aren’t connected to your device and you don’t have the Find My network turned on, the sound plays the next time they connect to a Wi-Fi or cellular network.
·support.apple.com·
Find your AirPods
Step 1? Send your location via satellite in Find My on iPhone, even when Airplane Mode is on. Possible to have airplane mode on and still share via satellite...?
Step 1? Send your location via satellite in Find My on iPhone, even when Airplane Mode is on. Possible to have airplane mode on and still share via satellite...?
In Find My on iPhone, send your location via satellite if you're outside cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.
open the Find My app, tap Me at the bottom of the screen, then make sure Share My Location is turned on. If your iPhone isn’t currently sharing your location, tap Use This iPhone as My Location.
To share your location with a friend via satellite, you must already be sharing your location with that friend in Find My.
Go to the Find My app on your iPhone.
Tap Me at the bottom of the screen.
Tap Send My Location (below My Location via Satellite), then follow the onscreen instructions.
·support.apple.com·
Step 1? Send your location via satellite in Find My on iPhone, even when Airplane Mode is on. Possible to have airplane mode on and still share via satellite...?
Step 1? Make an emergency call or text on iPhone or Apple Watch
Step 1? Make an emergency call or text on iPhone or Apple Watch
Quickly call for help on iPhone by using Emergency SOS or by tapping Emergency on the Passcode screen.
Go to Settings  > Emergency SOS. Do any of the following: Turn Call with Hold on or off: Press and hold the side and volume buttons to start a countdown to call emergency services. Turn Call with 5 presses on or off: Rapidly press the side button five times to start a countdown to call emergency services. Manage your emergency contacts: In Health, tap Set Up Emergency Contacts or Edit Emergency Contacts. See Set up and view your Medical ID in the iPhone User Guide.
Note: If you have iPhone 14 or later (any model), you may be able to contact emergency services through satellite if cell service isn’t available. See Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone.
Or you can enable iPhone to start Emergency SOS when you quickly press the side button five times. Go to Settings  > Emergency SOS, then turn on Call with 5 Presses.
·support.apple.com·
Step 1? Make an emergency call or text on iPhone or Apple Watch
Step 1? "Find My and location sharing" is distinct from Emergency SOS mode. Will confirm.
Step 1? "Find My and location sharing" is distinct from Emergency SOS mode. Will confirm.

If you need to get to a safe location and you want to turn off your device, but you’re concerned that someone else may use this feature to find your location, you can temporarily turn off the Find My Network when you power off the device by tapping iPhone Findable After Power Off (under Slide to Power Off) and following the onscreen instructions. Use the task below if you want to disable this feature.

CAUTION: When you turn off Find My [device] and Find My network, you aren’t able to locate, lock, or erase your device if it’s lost or stolen.

On your iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > [your name] > Find My > Find My iPhone > Find My network.

Disabling this feature means you can’t use it if your device is lost or stolen and powered down.

A's note: I'm researching whether turning off Find My iPhone impacts location sharing with 911 and Emergency Contacts. I don't believe it does but I will get back with answer.

If you need to get to a safe location and you want to turn off your device, but you’re concerned that someone else may use this feature to find your location, you can temporarily turn off the Find My Network when you power off the device by tapping iPhone Findable After Power Off (under Slide to Power Off) and following the onscreen instructions. Use the task below if you want to disable this feature.
CAUTION: When you turn off Find My [device] and Find My network, you aren’t able to locate, lock, or erase your device if it’s lost or stolen.
I am double checking now to ensure turning this off doesn't impact Emergency SOS location sharing.
·support.apple.com·
Step 1? "Find My and location sharing" is distinct from Emergency SOS mode. Will confirm.
Step 3. Temporarily toggle on Location Services -- System Services -- Find My iPhone to do a tacker sweep. Detect unwanted trackers
Step 3. Temporarily toggle on Location Services -- System Services -- Find My iPhone to do a tacker sweep. Detect unwanted trackers
Keep your Location Use AirTag and the Find My network to discourage unwanted tracking on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services, and turn Location Services on. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services, and turn Find My iPhone on. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, and turn on Bluetooth. Go to Settings > Notifications > scroll down to Tracking Notifications, then turn on Allow Notifications.
I would recommend keeping these services toggled off until you are ready to do a commercial bug sweep.
·support.apple.com·
Step 3. Temporarily toggle on Location Services -- System Services -- Find My iPhone to do a tacker sweep. Detect unwanted trackers