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These stories have been top of HN for more than a week, indicating fascination. Yet non-technical mainstream articles make the bulk of it, and Apple's just rele
by concinds 5y ago
These stories have been top of HN for more than a week, indicating fascination. Yet non-technical mainstream articles make the bulk of it, and Apple's just released detailed (and convincing) threat report PDF is getting buried. An unfortunate recipe that'll solidify misunderstandings and keep the conversation much more emotional than it should be.
Security Threat Model Review of the Apple Child Safety Features [pdf] (apple.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28173134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28173134
- gigel82 5y agoThey can publish the dev design doc, the test plan, even the fricking source code, that doesn't change the basic fact which is local device scanning. There is no misunderstanding of that fact by anyone with sufficient technical know-how. There is also no misunderstanding of what comes next once this Pandora box is opened.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago> solidify misunderstandings The key issue here is the very concept of "Apple turns your iPhone into a snitch", and I haven't seen any misunderstanding around that.