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I didn't want to suggest that iOS is insecure because Android systems are. For Android we know most of them are hopeless, on iOS it's security by obscurity all
by revelation 9y ago
I didn't want to suggest that iOS is insecure because Android systems are. For Android we know most of them are hopeless, on iOS it's security by obscurity all the way with just a generally good "track record".
Well, they patched something. Maybe they just patched the firmware image that is loaded onto the chipset on boot and there was no privilege escalation onto the iOS application processor. But if there was, the obscurity means criminals can easily look at the patch to see what it was and exploit that while the public knows nothing.
- yifanlu 9y agoRight, I'm guessing they just patched the actual wifi chip vulnerability. That's why I would like someone (preferably the author) to disclose if there is indeed a privilege escalation or not and to provide more details if there is.
- amazingman 9y agoHow, specifically, is iOS "security by obscurity all the way"?
- Gaelan 9y ago> criminals can easily look at the patch to see what it was and exploit that while the public knows nothing. Huh? If criminals can “easily” inspect the patch, why can’t the public?
- doctorless 9y agoThey can, but ease is a term that is conditional on expertise.
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