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"I don't think they've ever done this to another researcher. Then again, no researcher has ever looked into the security of their App Store. And after this, I i
by feralchimp 15y ago
"I don't think they've ever done this to another researcher. Then again, no researcher has ever looked into the security of their App Store. And after this, I imagine no other ones ever will," Miller said in an e-mail to CNET. "That is the really bad news from their decision."
Take your wrist-slap like a man, sir.
Apparently the grand are also prone to self-aggrandizement. I have a lot of respect for Miller's skills, but he's not the only smart person taking a hard look at App Store security.
- feralchimp 15y agoDownrank all you want. Nothing about this move means "Apple now has a bad relationship with security researchers." It just means Apple doesn't want Charlie Miller showing people how to side-load arbitrary code into their sheeps'-clothing apps.
- jjcm 15y agoHe's certainly not the only researcher looking at the app store, then again, he needs to play the victim a little bit right now if he wants to get public support. Public support and media attention may very well be his only ticket back into the developer program.
- Confusion 15y agoDon't assume what a news source presents as a quote is actually a quote. God knows what Miller actually said.