Post AdLM3PpO6nEsZZEMS0 by jab01701mid@universeodon.com
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(DIR) Post #AdL9N9bMqcocdTkpg8 by Mer__edith@mastodon.world
2023-12-29T15:58:06Z
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This is great reporting. In particular, it's shocking that a key pillar of Apple's brand--its commitment to security & its competence at such--was so blithely undermined by Apple's regional policy team, apparently in service of appeasing an angry Modi gov. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/27/india-apple-iphone-hacking/
(DIR) Post #AdL9NAUJYKlfNtSiK8 by jab01701mid@universeodon.com
2023-12-29T16:10:40Z
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@Mer__edith I guess this is the problem with using devices and comms infrastructure made by global behemoths who can't afford to offend even the worst fascists and dictators if it means losing market share.I want to use no device or service that would do what Modi or Xi Jinping or KSA demands of them. Unfortunately, if you want a phone, you effectively have to choose Apple or Google.
(DIR) Post #AdL9NBZfVue2kmyVJA by Bernard@friends.ravergram.club
2023-12-30T16:08:38Z
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@jab01701midWe should assume they comply with laws and governmental pressures wherever they operate. The US security apparatus is no exception as we see in this recent analysis. securelist.com/operation-triangulation-the-last-hardware-mystery/111669/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VWNUUldBE @Mer__edith
(DIR) Post #AdLM3PpO6nEsZZEMS0 by jab01701mid@universeodon.com
2023-12-30T18:30:44Z
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@Bernard @Mer__edith Kind of a tangent to my intended point though.I can't depend on a "service" where I, as a US person, am subject to what Modi decides he wants Apple to do, "or else".What if that foreign government has a law that says "you have to hand over all the info you have on all your customers, anytime we want, regardless of where they live" ?Is that really a viable communication medium for anything other than advertising ?