insert_link Tech Made Simple The FCC is Using Streaming Services as an Excuse to Raise Cable Rates The rise of streaming services could give cable companies an excuse to raise rates under a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order handed down on October 25th. The order, which comes in response to a petition by Charter (the parent company of Spectrum), finds that AT&T’s TV Now streaming service qualifies as reasonable competition for conventional cable, opening the door to a massive deregulation in monopoly cable markets. Under the Cable […] todayOctober 31, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple is Beefing Up Security and Asking Permission Apple just announced they are beefing up security from third-party offenders: you can now elect to have apps ask you every time whether you want to allow your location information — all other times, iOS will cut off access to that data until an app needs it to function. Apple’s also building its own single sign-on feature that uses your device’s Face ID authentication to log in to different apps […] todayJune 17, 2019