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Apple patched an iOS lock screen bypass without crediting its discovery
So what if it was reported earlier by some else as a bug or vulnerability?"The researcher did not disclose the vulnerability to Apple prior to going public, saying at the time that he was "giving away" the exploit in hopes of shedding light on problems related to the tech giant's Bug Bounty Program."
My reading of this: he tried to report, but was not the first and therefore could not claim the bounty. Not every "researcher" is running their own YouTube channel. Most will be working for companies which do not allow their staff to run to the media to claim publicity.
Even if he was the first to discover, the problem for Rodriguez was that the moment he placed it on Youtube, he lost any IP rights. The video itself is copyrighted but the knowledge inside is now made public. Everyone can use it without needing to credit and this includes Apple. -
Peloton appoints new CEO, announces layoffs of 2,800 employees
MplsP said:Xed said:cg27 said:So prior to the cuts Peleton has over 10,000 employees? If that’s the case they’re beyond bloated. There are successful EV startups that have fewer employees than that. This is just a dumb bike with some app and personal trainers, not exactly rocket science.
Even if the article means to say 2800 remain that’s still a ton of overhead, for what?? -
Data about Apple's AR headset screens has been leaked
9secondkox2 said:The screens don’t compete with daylight in a closed environment if the daylight is managed via cameras piping in an AR feed from the outer portion of the headset.But this makes great sense if it’s using a glasses/sunglasses form factor.
This will have a positive impact on battery life: a 5000 nits display continuously on will take less than 10 times the energy of a 500 nits display continuously on. So if this factor is 2x, then a 5000 nits image displayed at 10% on duration will take on 20% of the energy of a 500 nits image displayed at 100% of the duration. -
Phil Schiller warns third-party app stores are a risk to iPhone users
Funny thing is that where I live, the government is actively urging people to only get apps from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. There has been a tremendous amount of financial fraud through malicious APKs on Android. Most of the victims are housewives, retirees and other less tech savvy users. The banking apps have mandatory functionality added on Android to check for presence of malware and the banking app fails to launch if it detects questionable 3rd party installed applications (some of them are actually not malicious). These 3rd party side-loaded apps (installation is done through a web link which the user accepts) are then able to run the banking app in the background (login and password recorded by screen/keyboard intercept) and intercept 2nd factor authorisation and sms and in-app notifications. The fraud is completely done in the background but to the bank appears as a valid transaction by the account holder.
I wish the EU good luck with managing malware and financial fraud at a large scale.
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Three more 'Apple Car' engineers leave for aviation startups
byronl said:lkrupp said:Some might consider these moves a sign of Apple’s lack of progress in the project. They would be wrong, of course. Thankfully ,clear minds have prevailed in this thread so far. -
Compared: New 2022 iPad Air vs 2020 iPad Air
I have an iPad Air 4 and see no reason to upgrade. The only big deal is that colours are nicer. My iPad is WiFi only, the front camera is hardly used and I don't experience any real world issues with the A14 Bionic.
If I needed a new iPad, this one in blue would be the one to get, but for me, upgrading from an iPad Air 4 to 5 makes no sense. -
Don't lose your iPhone in South Korea, because Find My doesn't work there
AirTags don't work in Korea either. Same as Google maps or any Google supposed location sharing - that is also useless there. Apple Maps is better than Google Maps, but both are useless in South Korea. To get around, you need Naver or Kakao Maps for maps, while CityMapper works in Seoul and is good for walking routes / public transport but it works nowhere else. Naver has the option to use an English language UI but Kakao is all in Korean. Waze somehow works, but is lacking a lot of info (e.g. lane and toll information as well as some minor roads) so I had to fall back on the Hyundai built-in navigation system in my rental car.
I am pretty sure Samsung location tracking works because it uses Naver or Kakao as underlying technology and not Google. This is a South Korea specific issue, not an Apple specific issue and the article is just poor in terms of facts.