Topic: Ios 13 7

Finland has seen high adoption rates for its national coronavirus tracing app, with over a million citizens downloading it. This coincides with Apple's iOS 13.7 update, which integrates "Exposure Notification Express" directly into the operating system. The hosts debate whether people are adopting these tools out of a sense of civic duty or a desire to be part of a larger tracking system.

The No Agenda Stream continues to operate 24/7, providing a hub for the "troll room" community. The hosts highlight a classic 8-bit art piece by Thorin from the show's archives, used for episode 1199. They encourage artists to submit work to the No Agenda Art Generator to help with album artwork on mobile devices.

The hosts discuss a technical bug in Apple's iOS 13 that prevents per-episode podcast artwork from displaying correctly. They thank "Comicstripblogger" for providing the current episode's artwork and explain the "value for value" model that powers the show's creative contributions.

The hosts mock the marketing for the new iPhone 11 and iOS 13, which highlights "Dark Mode" as a flagship feature. They play a review from 9to5Mac explaining that Dark Mode makes the interface darker for use in dimly lit environments. The hosts find it absurd that a thousand-dollar device's primary selling point is a simple UI color change.

Facebook issued a blog post addressing new privacy features in iOS 13 and Android 10 that alert users when apps track their location in the background. The company argues that location tracking is necessary for features like "Find Wi-Fi" and community safety. Privacy advocates recommend deleting the app to prevent precise tracking of daily movements and habits.