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Not having to worry about shit. There are dozens, if not hundreds of mobile devices I can buy where I can root and have full access to them. I just don’t trust

Not having to worry about shit. There are dozens, if not hundreds of mobile devices I can buy where I can root and have full access to them. I just don’t trust myself to be able to secure them properly. I am happy, no, thrilled, for the opportunity to offload that risk to Apple.

ajsnigrutin 3y ago
You are aware that iphone is a phone, that could be rooted just by visiting a website and clicking on a button?
- showdeddd 3y ago
  How can clicking an HTML element root my iPhone?
  - ajsnigrutin 3y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JailbreakMe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JailbreakMe https://www.pcworld.com/article/486995/jailbreakme_30_how_does_it_work.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/486995/jailbreakme_30_how_do...
    - teolandon 3y ago
      When someone talks about unspecified iPhones in the year 2023, they are probably not talking about iPhone 4 or older.
    - jkubicek 3y ago
      If those links are accurate, JailBreakMe hasn't been an issue for over a decade.
josephg 3y ago
I see this as a weakness of the Unix security model, not a benefit of the walled garden. Personally I’d love a future where apps on my laptop are sandboxed just as thoroughly as iOS apps. I want to be able to install and run desktop software from the internet without worrying about it exfiltrating or cryptolockering my data. Running an application should be just as secure as visiting a website. And that capability seems orthogonal to the App Store. I don’t see any reason we need a monopolistic app store on our phones to get good security. You don’t need anyone’s permission to make a website. Why can’t applications work the same way?