Episode 165: Elevated Privileges

We follow up on updates to Apple's UI Design Guidelines, the History of MS-DOS, and the cities vying to be Amazon's second head quarters. We also discuss the IRS's contract with Equifax and Netflix' PR issues with respect to Canadian taxes. We cover the improved display of fatal errors in Xcode 9. The reverse engineering of High Sierra's supplemental update exposes a flaw. iOS privacy has also come under fire as proof of concept by Felix Krause demonstrates the ease of stealing an Apple ID password. Picks: Useful Xcode breakpoint and the Memory Graph DebuggerSupport More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and adviceLinks:Design Resources - Apple DeveloperDigital Research - History of MS-DOSHere are the cities that match Amazon's wish list for its second headquartersEquifax (EFX) built the IRS's login system that was hacked in 2015--and the IRS just renewed its contract — QuartzNetflix in campaign to ‘set record straight’ on $500-million pledge for Canadian productions - The Globe and MailJosh Michaels - Effective Strategies For Selling OutSwift.org - Xcode 9.1 Improves Display of Fatal ErrorsReverse Engineering macOS High Sierra Supplemental Update | Cocoa EngineeringiOS Privacy: steal.password - Easily get the user's Apple ID password, just by asking — Felix KrauseHave I been pwned?1PasswordCédric Luthi on Twitter: "Useful Xcode breakpoint...."Xcode Visual Memory DebuggerStar Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer (Official) - YouTubeMr. Robot - TV Show - Watch Full Episodes | USA NetworkHouse of Cards | Netflix Official SiteLexa Doig (@LexaDoig) | TwitterStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: Trials and Tribble-ations - YouTubeContinuum (TV series) - WikipediaJonathan Kuehlein (@JPKnews) | Twitter Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/mtjc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.