Proprietary Leftovers: Google, Apple, and Microsoft


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Resolving issues with GMail and OAuth 2.0 requirements
At the end of May, 2022, GMail discontinued use of standard authentication methods for POP3, IMAP, and SMTP connections. The available OAuth2 authentication mechanism in the latest SeaMonkey and Thunderbird for the OS/2 platform is unable to properly complete the authentication procedure with GMail, and will leave the application in a hung state.
There are several methods to work around this, but perhaps the easiest is simply to generate what Google calls an app password, which is, quite simply, a 16-digit passcode which gives a non-Google application or device permission to access your Google Account.
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Apple’s macOS Ventura leaves trusty 2015 MacBook Pro behind
A new version of macOS means a new collection of Macs can no longer run Apple’s latest desktop operating system. Perhaps most notably, the new macOS Ventura update won’t be available for the 2015 MacBook Pro.
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MTV: Owner of Vastaamo ruled entitled to compensation for acquisition [iophk: Windows TCO]
Investigators have estimated that the details of 33,000 psychotherapy clients were compromised in the [cracking]. The [compromised] database is believed to have been without the protection of a firewall for as long as 18 months, between November 2017 and March 2019. The server was infiltrated illicitly at least twice, first on 20 December 2018 and later on 15 March 2019.
While the investors that acquired the service provider were ruled entitled to compensation, the victims of the [compromise] have yet to receive either justice or compensation.
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Nancy Pelosi’s husband bought up to $2.1M worth of Apple, Microsoft shares
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband bought up to $1.5 million worth of Apple stock as well as up to $600,000 in Microsoft shares, according to recent financial disclosures submitted by the powerful Democratic lawmaker.
The periodic transaction report, which was posted on the House of Representatives’ website, indicates that Paul Pelosi bought Apple call options between $500,001 and $1 million on May 13.
Eleven days later, the venture capitalist bought additional Apple call options worth an amount between $250,001 and $500,000, according to the disclosure forms.
That same day, Paul Pelosi also purchased Microsoft call options worth as much as $600,000.
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