NFC, the EC, and Golden Globe Nominations - MOSK: 12.13.2023

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🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

- Report: Apple Offers Rivals in EU Access to iPhone NFC to Appease EC - Developers Get First Betas of Next Round of OS Updates - New Stolen Device Protections Turn Up in First Beta of iOS 17.3 - Developers Get Beta Seven of visionOS - Changed Beeper Mini Back in the Blue Bubble Battle - Apple Now Requires Search Warrant to Share Push Notification Data with Law Enforcement - GM Spins Dropping CarPlay as a Safety Play - Apple TV+ Inks First Look Deal with Yoruba Saxon - Seth Rogen Hopes for Second Season of "Limited" Series "Platonic" - Apple TV+ Teases "Palm Royale" - Apple TV+ Nominated for 16 Golden Globes - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKEN.
0:09.0	Apple may open iPhones NFC for the EC. The whole software update show starts again and
0:15.3	16 shots at Golden Globes for Apple TV Plus. It is Wednesday the 13th of
0:22.2	December 2023.
0:24.0	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from Maco-S. Ken,
0:30.0	brought to you by yours truly and supported by people like you patrons through
0:37.3	Patreon find out more and then your support at patreon.com slash Maco West Ken. It looks like Apple may
0:49.3	bow to the will of the European Commission on NFC and iPhone.
0:55.0	Engadget highlights a Reuters report saying Apple is allegedly letting rivals access
1:00.4	near field communication or NFC technology in its devices.
1:05.7	NFC is the tech used in tap-to-pay payment systems like Apple Pay.
1:11.0	According to the report, the Commission has been investigating Apple since 2020, with Executive
1:17.2	Vice President Margaretta Vestea previously stating there were indications that Apple restricted third-party access to key technology
1:25.8	necessary to develop rival mobile wallet solutions on Apple's devices.
1:31.1	If true, it is a big concession to avoid a big fine. A back of the envelope estimate on
1:39.2	Apple 3.0 pegged possible fines at $38 billion annually.
1:46.0	Of course, there are a couple of caveats.
1:48.3	For starters, it's unclear whether Apple's concession
1:51.0	will be seen as enough.
1:53.5	And Gadget says the E.C. will likely confer with Apple's rivals
1:57.1	and customers in the next month or so
1:59.7	to determine if it should accept the offer.
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