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My Chinese phone (iPhone 6s) had a similar flaw. Okay, that was tongue in cheek, but I don't see how adding the China qualifier adds anything new or interesting
by ksk 9y ago
My Chinese phone (iPhone 6s) had a similar flaw. Okay, that was tongue in cheek, but I don't see how adding the China qualifier adds anything new or interesting other than inject bias.
- octalmage 9y agoDoes the iPhone 6s have a similar flaw? I'm still using one.
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoHe was joking. The 6s and pretty much every new phone using a Secure Enclave to make brute forcing anything technically impossible.
- ksk 9y agoI was not joking. There was a lockscreen bypass bug where you could access the photos/contacts. Also, I haven't kept up with jailbreaking, so I'm not sure if they can still be rooted. So, yeah, iphones have had several security flaws in almost all versions.
- mads 9y agoSorry, I didn't mean it in a bad way or to bash anything Chinese, which usually also grinds my gears and I fully understand what you say as I used to live and work in China for some years and I am fully aware of the capabilities of many Chinese factories. I should probably have said "cheap phones" - I am not sure. Every ODM/OEM is different. But it is an interesting discussion for sure and made me think about my experiences. What kind of software engineering department would make a mistake like this? I bet 1 USD that I could spend one hour with their engineers and I would be able to predict if this would be a mistake they would make. :)
- willstrafach 9y agoIt is definitely a bit vague, but it can be reasonably assumed that it was meant as shorthand for "Obscure (or no) brand generic MTK phone sourced from China"