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  • Hundreds of iOS apps leaking data due to misconfigured Firebase backends, report says

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    avon b7 said:
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    gatorguy said:
    evilution said:
    I’m sure it’ll be all Apple’s fault somehow. News sites will post about iOS apps sending out data, totally missing the fact it happens on Android and is Google’s product at fault.
    Totally missing the fact that it’s not anything to do with the apps, per se, but with the underlying developers’ choice to use that server database.  No change to the apps could be made to close that leak, so why it’s presented by the press as an app issue is a bit odd.  
    Late to the party this morning. From what I'm reading going to a couple of Reddit sites is that this a failure by the affected developers and not something on Google's end.
    Yes and no. Good product is a product that lets you do what it claims on a tin without problems, while a great product is designed in such a way that minimizes mishaps mentioned in the article, instead of simple pushing that as a sole responsibility of an end user.
    If the default setting is 'on' and developers have to manually turn it 'off' and pass through a modal dialog that warns of the consequences, how is that any different to iOS allowing users to turn off iDevice passcodes or set simply set very weak passcodes.
    1. Was it ON by default, though? 
    2. The difference is that the user does not service other people with that setup, unlike those developers. Different tiers of the product, imho.

    Android and iOS users are fundamentally the same, but Apple sets everything up as if the users don't know anything (and locks everything up that poses a risk, if a user is not knowledgable), while Android is too reluctant with their "locking" and "wall-gardening", which makes products more customizable and much less secure...
     Yes, the responsibility to use the available tools is on the end user, but statistics clearly demonstrated that trusting your customer with that is a bad idea, if he doesn't not know the tech AND/OR how to use it correctly. 

    As I said, Android and iOS users are fundamentally the same, but where they differ is that one side is a lot more arrogant about how much tech they think they know well. The point being - Google played its standard game - they pushed everything to the end user...and users and Google will pay a little more price for that. And Apple will probably start banning some tech from being used, if it's fundamentally a flawed approach that damages their customers. After that everyone else will start to freak out about Apple being restrictive again. And then the cycle will repeat.
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  • Hundreds of iOS apps leaking data due to misconfigured Firebase backends, report says

    anton zuykovanton zuykov
    gatorguy said:
    evilution said:
    I’m sure it’ll be all Apple’s fault somehow. News sites will post about iOS apps sending out data, totally missing the fact it happens on Android and is Google’s product at fault.
    Totally missing the fact that it’s not anything to do with the apps, per se, but with the underlying developers’ choice to use that server database.  No change to the apps could be made to close that leak, so why it’s presented by the press as an app issue is a bit odd.  
    Late to the party this morning. From what I'm reading going to a couple of Reddit sites is that this a failure by the affected developers and not something on Google's end.
    Yes and no. Good product is a product that lets you do what it claims on a tin without problems, while a great product is designed in such a way that minimizes mishaps mentioned in the article, instead of simple pushing that as a sole responsibility of an end user.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple came to Ireland to build a community, not skirt taxes, Tim Cook says

    anton zuykovanton zuykov
    When someone begins a statement with "Honestly speaking" it is a fairly reasonable indicator that they are not speaking honestly. It's like using "no offence" or "I'm not a racist, but ..."; they tend to be followed up with offensive or racist verbiage.
    Just like ( by the same logic of yours)the phrase “ it is a fairly reasonable indicator” means it is not a reasonable indicator at all. So, you have kind of chopped off your own legs here...
    There is a problem with swiping generalizations which is - it gets applied to you eventually..
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  • Starbucks bought 23,000 iPads for racial bias training day

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    urahara said:
    Were those black or white iPads? ;)
    You mean, African American and caucasian iPads!
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  • Australia fines Apple $6.7 million over misleading 'Error 53' repair practices

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    netrox said:
    Wait a minute, Apple is being fined because someone had their phone repaired outside of authorized dealership?!?! What kind of stupid decision is that?
    'stralia.... It is right to repair to the extreme, I guess. Basically, no matter what a shitty job a repairman did, your product must work, which makes zero sense when data security concerns are brought in.
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