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iCloud remotely triggers iMessage sign-in and sync
- walterbell 2y agoApple needs to enable local owner-authorized examination and backup of the iOS filesystem, for device recovery and forensic investigation. With the never-ending fixing of zero-day bugs in iOS, the only path to a clean iOS installation is DFU restore and data restore. At present, many manual steps are required to restore a device to its previous configuration. Owner-authorized filesystem access would enable root cause investigations of bugs/anomalies like this iMessage-iCloud sequence of cross-device events.
- bigyabai 2y agoWell, I agree, but good luck convincing Apple.
- walterbell 2y agoAdd to the list of future class-action settlement checks paid to Apple customers, which arrive every few years.
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- bigyabai 2y agoI don't recall any lawsuits after Wyden exposed the push notification backdoor.
- walterbell 2y agoSuccessful lawsuits require humans to come forward with evidence of actual harm, not hypothetical paths to injury.
- bigyabai 2y agoWhich is exactly why you're pissing in the wind begging Apple to renege their arbitrary stance.
- walterbell 2y agoOn-disk forensic artifacts are physical evidence already in the possession of Apple device owners, who can be a party to future lawsuits. Information leaks into etheric clouds are more difficult to trace. There is substantial economic incentive to retrieve iOS forensic artifacts, which is why work to retrieve them will continue independently of Apple actions, until it becomes clearer to Apple customers how they are affected.
- bigyabai 2y agoRight, and Apple forced Corellium into an out-of-court settlement after threatening to sue for copyright violation when they extracted forensic artifacts from iOS. Fundamentally I agree with you. I just have no hope that Apple will ever see eye-to-eye with that opinion. They would rather fight it in court than consider serious reform. Apple draws the lines when their jurisdiction doesn't draft regulation for them, and you're the fool for buying their hardware if you disagree.
- walterbell 2y ago> you're the fool for buying their hardware if you disagree Boycotts only work at scale, plus there is little competition for Apple tablets. Google Pixel Tablet is far behind Apple iPad on OS usability, basic capability like a wired hardware keyboard, and mobile app quality. Qualcomm's Oryon/SDXE platform remains far from their Linux aspirations, even with help from Linaro. Windows is increasingly focused on being a cloud client.
- bigyabai 2y agoThat's such a shame! Well, let it never be said you don't have choices. I don't have to deal with this mess because I use equivalent alternatives. Your loss!