• beefcat@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I’m not confusing these two things. I’m firmly of the belief that when it comes to privacy, Apple is a C student doing the bare minimum. They are only notable because they are surrounded almost exclusively by dropouts.

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      1 year ago

      That’s still a passing grade.

      From my perspective, their “commitment” to privacy is entirely marketing, and i have no reason on the code side to believe the things they say it does.

      Apple security has for decades been considered a joke, as well, coming from someone in the field. Safari in particular is considered the beginner browser to target for hacking contests.

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        1 year ago

        I also work in the field. While this assessment was pretty on point 10 years ago, particularly regarding security, I think the modern reality is a lot more nuanced.

        For example, the secure enclave (present since the iPhone 5S, and Macs with a T1 or newer) still hasn’t been fully broken. FIrmware has been dumped, and vulnerabilities found, but nothing publicly that is able to decrypt private keys held inside.