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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsApple installed security backdoors on 600 million iPhones, iPads
Apple installed security backdoors on 600 million iPhones, iPads: Researcher
James Vincent,The Independent | Jul 23, 2014, 05.03 AM IST
..................security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski has presented a paper claiming that up to 600 million Apple iPhones and iPads have a security back door that can be accessed to retrieve data from the devices. Apple claims what Zdziarski discovered does not compromise user privacy and security.
Zdziarski claims different:
There is no way to disable these mechanisms, Zdziarski writes on his personal blog. This makes it much harder to believe that Apple is actually telling the truth here.
The backdoors reportedly cover a range of hidden tools and protocols that activate with paired computers machines connected to an iPhone or iPad via USB that the user has granted security access to.
Apple says that this allows individuals and businesses to manage their devices, but Zdziarski has pointed out that the system offers unecrypted access to users online log-ins, contacts and web history and could be compromised by anyone with access to the same Wi-Fi network.
Apple says that this allows individuals and businesses to manage their devices, but Zdziarski has pointed out that the system offers unecrypted access to users online log-ins, contacts and web history and could be compromised by anyone with access to the same Wi-Fi network.
MORE:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Apple-installed-security-backdoors-on-600-million-iPhones-iPads-Researcher/articleshow/38894518.cms
via:
http://news.firedoglake.com/2014/07/23/researcher-discovers-intentional-security-back-door-for-apple-iphones-and-ipads/
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Apple installed security backdoors on 600 million iPhones, iPads (Original Post)
kpete
Jul 2014
OP
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)1. NSA must have asked them to do it.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)2. All the criminals need to go to prison.
Yesterday.
GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)3. More like insecurity doors.
ETA: Phuck Apple.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)4. Does it matter? I doubt anyone would give up their iPhone because of it.
We have handed over our freedom, our privacy, willingly. Most people just don't seem to care whether they're being spied upon or not. No bombs or guns were needed to make it happen.
cprise
(8,445 posts)5. I sense that a drop in sales is forthcoming
Last quarter's strong sales could be Apple's peak.