If the doctor makes claims that people could use what he's talking about and cure cancer simply by doing a little extra work, then I'd have a problem with it. Or if he's claiming that others are already curing cancer using techniques he's talking about.
That's what he's saying - that the systems are in place, forensics experts are ALREADY exploiting them to get at data, and others could too "if they really tried".
I think it might be similar to saying we are making some interesting discoveries and some success in mice but we haven't done any human trials yet.
This security guy mentions three companies that offer iOS forensic services. I went to all three websites and they all claim they can get the data from iPhone.
I have no issue with Apple and others being required to have the ability to allow law enforcement to track my phone and have access to all my data. But that must only be allowed to happen with a warrant issued by a judge who has considered whether it's justified. Customers should know this is a possibility and the law should be clear on when and how it can be used.
He doesn't need to prove anything to us. He is already a published author on iOS security, an early member of iOS jail breaking teams and invited to lecture at a well known conference. It is no different than a doctor lecturing at a medical conference about his work in cancer research. You don't expect him to first cure cancer before being allowed to give talk on the subject.
He doesn't need to prove anything? Any good computer scientist/engineer/specialist is going to ask him to.
You are falling into the logical fallacy of appealing to authority. Just because someone who is knowledgeable in a given field says something is true, does not necessarily make it true.
Apple's iOS security is "otherwise great," Zdziarski wrote, noting that Apple has "worked hard to make iOS devices reasonably secure against typical attackers."
Sadly I discovered that Apple with iOS7 assists Google to spy.
By chance I noticed my Google Gmail settings had the capability to share several of my files with Google.
Also the settings were on so this could occur without me knowing.
My 2 other Email settings could do the same with less files, but that was turned off by default.
A few weeks ago I mentioned this to an Apple retail store employee. He immediately looked at his iPhone Email settings and was shocked (to put it lightly) that his iPhone was the same. Google had been accessing several of his sensitive files.
I'm still in disbelief that Apple would, behind my back, share my sensitive info with spying Google !
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That's what he's saying - that the systems are in place, forensics experts are ALREADY exploiting them to get at data, and others could too "if they really tried".
I think it might be similar to saying we are making some interesting discoveries and some success in mice but we haven't done any human trials yet.
This security guy mentions three companies that offer iOS forensic services. I went to all three websites and they all claim they can get the data from iPhone.
Funny how you demand proof of harm now when you normally haven't when we've discussed it before :rolleyes:
No harm no foul right?
You are falling into the logical fallacy of appealing to authority. Just because someone who is knowledgeable in a given field says something is true, does not necessarily make it true.
This will be lost on the noise ...
Apple's iOS security is "otherwise great," Zdziarski wrote, noting that Apple has "worked hard to make iOS devices reasonably secure against typical attackers."
Sadly I discovered that Apple with iOS7 assists Google to spy.
By chance I noticed my Google Gmail settings had the capability to share several of my files with Google.
Also the settings were on so this could occur without me knowing.
My 2 other Email settings could do the same with less files, but that was turned off by default.
A few weeks ago I mentioned this to an Apple retail store employee. He immediately looked at his iPhone Email settings and was shocked (to put it lightly) that his iPhone was the same. Google had been accessing several of his sensitive files.
I'm still in disbelief that Apple would, behind my back, share my sensitive info with spying Google !