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#1508: Zoom’s security and privacy flaws, videoconferencing options, Apple buys Dark Sky, using a trackpad with an iPad, what can Big Tech do for humanity?

“Strange days have found us,” sang Jim Morrison of the Doors, and we have an issue of TidBITS for you to match. We lead off with the news that Apple has purchased the Dark Sky weather service and app, which will undoubtedly shake up the market for weather apps. Adam Engst shares a link to an essay that asks how social media platforms might be able to use their persuasive powers for good. Julio Ojeda-Zapata digs into the details of how trackpads and mice work with iPads running iPadOS 13.4. Glenn Fleishman rounds out the issue with an overview of videoconferencing options and a (currently) comprehensive list of the privacy and security issues with the massively popular Zoom teleconferencing software. Notable Mac app releases this week include Pixelmator Pro 1.6, Apple Configurator 2.12, Little Snitch 4.5 4/3/20, Pages 10, Numbers 10, and Keynote 10, Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1.16, Fantastical 3.0.9, Banktivity 7.5, and Audio Hijack 3.7.

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How Can Tech Step Up for Humanity?

The tech giants have all donated money and supplies, and worked to disseminate useful information about the COVID-19 pandemic. But could our top tech minds come up with innovative new approaches to dealing with these unprecedented problems?

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Audio Hijack 3.7

Adds the new Live Stream output block for broadcasting audio to services that use Real-Time Messaging Protocol (such as Periscope, Twitch, and YouTube). ($49 new, free update, 16.1 MB)

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