Apple iOS 11.4.1 officially adds USB Restricted Mode, blocking hacking tools

Apple released iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, and watchOS 4.3.2 today with minor bugfixes for its iPhones, iPads, HomePods, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches, but there was one surprise in the software: USB Restricted Mode, a feature designed to block iPhone-cracking USB devices used by law enforcement agencies, has finally arrived. USB Restricted Mode was fi…Read More

Apple quietly adds USB Restricted Mode to iOS 11.4, limiting forensic unlocks

In the wake of revelations that companies including Grayshift and Cellebrite have developed tricks to extract data from encrypted iPhones, Apple has quietly added an additional protection to the beta version of iOS 11.4: USB Restricted Mode. Discovered by security researchers Elcomsoft, the new feature is said to be “aimed squarely at law enf…Read More

Will Cuba Travel Rules Be Restricted Again?

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YouTube fixes Restricted Mode issue censoring LGBTQ+ videos

YouTube says it has fixed the issue that made Restricted Mode a bit too restrictive. The option was supposed to make the website more suitable for minors when switched on, but its older version also filtered out millions of harmless videos, including hundreds of thousands featuring LGBTQ+ themes. It affected Canadian indie pop duo Tegan […]

YouTube Makes 12 Million Videos Accessible in Restricted Mode

A still from a video previously filtered by Restricted Mode. YouTube. In March, LGBT YouTube creators criticized Google for hiding some of their videos in “Restricted Mode,” which filters potentially “mature” content. After initially downplaying the extent of the problem, Google issued a non-apology, then a slightly more apologetic non-apology, and finally posted a fuller […]

YouTube pledges to ‘fix’ Restricted Mode’s LGBTQ+ censorship

After a post by Rowan Ellis, many people recently noticed that YouTube’s Restricted Mode filter consistently blocked videos containing LGBTQ+ related content. Despite tweeting that it is supposed to only filter mature content, users tracked down selections like this Tegan & Sarah video that were blocked despite being incredibly tame. In a blog post tonight, […]