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I doubt it. Keep in mind this will only work for non-court-gag-ordered instances. If the US subpoenas Apple about an individual they won't be allowed to notify
by funnyflamigo 5y ago
I doubt it.
Keep in mind this will only work for non-court-gag-ordered instances. If the US subpoenas Apple about an individual they won't be allowed to notify them.
I have no idea how this applies to other countries.
I think this is more like: "We noticed unusual API usage and we don't have a gag order so whatever it is, it's not likely to be good"
- simondotau 5y agoTo be fair, a subpoena isn't a cyberattack. But yes, this will be mostly of value of people being targeted by governments that are not the USA or best buddies with the USA.
- quitit 5y agoThe methods of detecting such attacks are not at all similar to a government requesting data which contains the non disclosure clause. Apple doesn’t need to know the source of the attack to issue the warning, and if the attacker is competent Apple likely wouldn’t know the source, such that a gag would not apply.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agotl;dr: Apple will notify us as long as the attacking state isn't the US - which it very often is.