Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Apple has just released a major update to its mobile operating system: iOS 17. There are tons of fun new features, but today I'll walk you through some of the security and privacy enhancements. These include new protections in Lockdown Mode, the Check In feature which can alert loves ones if you fail to arrive at your destination, some privacy-enhancing web browser features, and support for securely sharing passwords and passkeys with others. In other news: a critical WebP vulnerability means we have to update most of our apps and devices; credit bureaus in the US now allow free weekly access to your credit reports; Proton announces a new, privacy-focused CAPTCHA service; the FTC puts data brokers on notice; LastPass is requiring their users to make their master passwords longer; password managers are still your best bet for web security, despite the LastPass debacle; Hyundai Pay seeks to make in-car payments a thing; and an interesting article from a privacy advocate claiming that privacy tools are too di