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The Risk-Taking Edition Sunday, December 20, 2020

Goliath Vs. Goliath, by Greg Bensinger, New York Times

Until the federal government more seriously takes up data privacy, consumers will be vulnerable to corporations that are motivated by profits to find new and creative ways to harvest personal information. Apple may have a hidden agenda behind its privacy measures, but if a result is Americans’ having more control over how and where their sensitive information is used, it’s a risk we should be willing to take.

Apple Temporarily Shuts California Stores In Virus Surge, Some In UK After New Curbs, by Kanishka Singh, Reuters

Apple Inc has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a coronavirus outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government in London, a spokesman said on Saturday.

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Tennessee Couple Starts App To Send Greeting Cards With 'Magic' AR Experiences, Voice Recordings, by Allie Clouse, Knoxville News Sentinel

During a year when many feel disconnected and technology is the only thing keeping people together, Jenny Sich's app Cardlet is rekindling relationships.

Using the Cardlet app, senders can mail high-quality, physical greeting cards with AR surprises and voice messages. Recipients scan the cards and make the "magic" cards come to life right on their screen.

The 5 Best Note-taking Apps To Organize Your Thoughts, by Amy-Mae Turner, Mashable

Whether you're a student attending classes, a business person who needs to take minutes, or just someone that wants a way to jot down thoughts and ideas on the fly, there is a mobile solution to help. We're taking a look at five superb note-taking apps that offer a vast improvement over your iPhone's native Notes app, and all of them are available now — for free.

'Flex Widgets' Lets You Create And Customize Your Own Widgets For The iOS Home Screen, by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac

Besides being able to position the elements as you prefer, they’re all resizable. There are several options of elements available to add to your widgets, including text, icons, emojis, shapes, clock, images, health data, drawings, weather forecast, and calendar.

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Did Apple go into the privacy-championship business because it doesn't affect its bottomline, or did Apple chose not have its business depends on encroacing on customer's privacy and thus is in a better position to champion privacy? Please don't mix this up.

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