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I'm not saying security is not an important issue. Inherently it is. The problem is that Apple is using the industry standard for encryption here (SSL). China
by preek 12y ago
I'm not saying security is not an important issue. Inherently it is.
The problem is that Apple is using the industry standard for encryption here (SSL). China cracks that security by giving their folks a browser that allows them to easily swap the certificate out and send all the data to them before sending it to Apple. This is called a MITM (Man In The Middle Attack).
Personally, I'm a big fan of privacy - also I'm the CTO of a web-company, so I'm concerned with security for webapps, too.
When users are ignore warnings of their browsers (what Firefox would do in such an event) or even install a "trojan browser" by a mean government - well, then there is little you can do as a company.
Just wanted to give a short TL;DR on the article to prevent an icloud shitstorm on HN, because the article is really on how mean China is. Not saying or implying at all that other governments are better.
Also not saying that Apple is perfect in terms of security. Btw, as developer and sysadmin I'm using Debian stable - my Mac is for convenience and productivity. Just saying that to disqualify myself as the regular fanboy(;
- foobarfizzbuzz 12y agoYour arguments are relatively helpful and good, but no one cares that you are a CTO. Your post would've been just as relevant have you said you're an engineer/developer/work in tech or not even mentioned your position. I hope you don't take offense to this, but it just seems `cocky` when people act like that.
- preek 12y agoThank you for your feedback. I apologise, because I came over as cocky. I did make that statement to emphasise that the content has some base; I explicitly didn't mention which company or any other credentials on my behalf. I could have written that I'm a developer, but it wouldn't have been true, because most of my time is spend in other areas. I neither wanted to insult or boast, so my sincere apologies since it came off that way.
- ximeng 12y agoSaying you're a CTO of a company just came across as useful background information to me, but I guess different people have different interpretations.
- Jare 12y ago"I'm a CTO and that's why what I'm saying is correct" <- cocky "I'm a CTO and that's why this is important to me" <- absolutely relevant I think you are 100% in the clear, but you win extra points for humility (sp?).
- mattdeboard 12y agoAct like what? Why should he conceal his position? This comment makes absolutely no sense. If anything, with this comment, you're projecting your own feelings onto preek's comment and trying to hold him accountable for that. Being a CTO isn't a bad thing and there's no reason to insist he conceal it because it makes you feel bad.