Apple iOS 17.3: How to Turn on iPhone’s New Stolen Device Protection

Apple today launched a new tool for iPhones to help reduce what a thief with your phone and passcode can access. The feature, called Stolen Device Protection, adds extra layers of protection to your iPhone when someone tries to access or change sensitive settings on your device. If someone tries to access passwords stored in … Read more

Update your iPhone and turn on Stolen Device Protection ASAP. Here’s why

Tim Robberts/Getty Images Apple has rolled out a new update that promises to better secure your iPhone from the bad guys.  Released on Monday, iOS 17.3 kicks in a few helpful new features, including Apple Music playlist sharing and AirPlay support for hotel room TVs. But the most significant improvement is one called Stolen Device … Read more

iOS 17.3 is out, adding Stolen Device Protection for your iPhone

iOS 17.3 is out, and it comes with a new security feature that’s supposed to prevent thieves from taking your iPhone and quickly taking over access to anything stored in iCloud as well as other important accounts like your bank or email. Instead of relying on your lock screen passcode for security (as thieves have … Read more

Breaking Putin’s protection pledge, Russian regions reinstate kill shelters

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave RIGA, Latvia — Nearly every day, volunteers in Buryatia, a Russian republic in east Siberia, carry terrified and malnourished dogs in their hands to the Ulan-Ude train station. For more than 3,000 canines held in the region’s shelters, the mass evacuation to cities thousands of miles away … Read more

Robert Kiyosaki warns that millions of 401(k)s and IRAs will be ‘toast’ — says there’s ‘no time to play Russian Roulette.’ Here’s what he likes for protection

‘The biggest crash in history’: Robert Kiyosaki warns that millions of 401(k)s and IRAs will be ‘toast’ — says there’s ‘no time to play Russian Roulette.’ Here’s what he likes for protection The U.S. stock market made a strong recovery in 2023, with the S&P 500 surging over 24%. However, “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author … Read more

Germany’s last major department store chain files for insolvency protection for the third time

Germany’s last remaining major department store chain has filed for insolvency protection, its third filing in less than four years, after its owner ran into difficulties BERLIN — Germany’s last remaining major department store chain filed for insolvency protection on Tuesday, its third filing in less than four years, after its owner ran into difficulties. … Read more

Google Chrome’s Cookie Crackdown: Tracking Protection for You Begins Soon

Years after rival web browsers made the move, Google Chrome on Jan. 4 will begin blocking websites from using third-party cookies, the easiest way to track our online behavior as we move around the web. The browser will block third-party cookies for 1% of users on computers and Android phones, said Anthony Chavez, leader of … Read more

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection

Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday, citing debts that include a nearly $150 million recent civil judgment for defaming two Georgia election workers while serving as a lawyer for former President Donald Trump. The filing by Giuliani came a day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered … Read more

Apple introduces Stolen Device Protection mode to prevent iPhone theft

Apple’s Stolen Device Protection seen in a beta version of iOS. CNBC/Kif Leswing Apple will introduce a new security mode for iPhones that can protect users when thieves or other attackers learn their private passcode. The feature, Stolen Device Protection, creates a second layer of security, making it harder for thieves to use the passcode … Read more

John Stamos Reveals He Needed FBI Protection After Death Threats

John Stamos and Jodie Sweetin are opening up about the time they needed FBI protection after they received death threats during their “Full House” days. The 60-year-old “Big Shot” actor appeared on Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber‘s “How Rude, Tanneritos!” podcast, where he opened up about how he received death threats in the 90s. Sweetin, … Read more