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apple4thewin said:

AppleZulu said:

Good grief. Maybe before repeating any more rumors about AirPod cameras, have the graphics department try to come up with a viable non-comedic speculative image of that, because they won’t be able to. A camera in an ear bud makes no sense. An inward facing IR sensor to monitor body temperature, sure, but an outward-facing camera? Unless it’s for people living inside a cubist Picasso painting, it would be pointed in the wrong direction and constantly obstructed by users’ heads, ears and hair. 

The only viable location I see for a camera would be at the ends of the stick so it would be mostly downward facing but at enough of an angle to “see” your hands and if you are writing on a table. (Assuming people wear AirPods the right way and not backwards, which triggers me when I see it in public 😂.)

Even if you have a well-chilled jaw, your face would block 50% or more of the view, and more if you have chubby cheeks, a beard and/or long hair. This is simply not going to be a thing. 

Help me out here. If I understand this bit from the article correctly

"Although Apple's systems weren't breached, users whose Apple ID credentials were reused on other sites are now at elevated risk. Infostealer malware, which is software designed to siphon saved credentials from browsers and apps, appears to have compiled the leaked data,"

We're not actually talking about a compromise of iCloud credentials, but of a compromise of credentials from other websites, with the vulnerability only affecting iCloud credentials if you reused your iCloud credentials for logging into other websites. Do I have that right? This would mean that if you're not in the habit of reusing passwords (and specifically your iCloud password), this should not affect you, yes?

It's also interesting to ponder the implications of imposing a tariff on a specific product designed by a specific American company but manufactured abroad, while not imposing the same tariff on competing products from, say a Korean company. What exactly is such a policy supposed to be accomplishing? 

Waiting for the reality-defying explanation from @9secondkox2 about how this is “all part of the plan.”

Even if Apple thought they could move iPhone manufacturing to the US, it would take years. A 25% tariff now isn’t going to help with that. 

Good grief. Maybe before repeating any more rumors about AirPod cameras, have the graphics department try to come up with a viable non-comedic speculative image of that, because they won’t be able to. A camera in an ear bud makes no sense. An inward facing IR sensor to monitor body temperature, sure, but an outward-facing camera? Unless it’s for people living inside a cubist Picasso painting, it would be pointed in the wrong direction and constantly obstructed by users’ heads, ears and hair.