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  • New MacBook Pro models limited to HDMI 2.0

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    seanj said:
    entropys said:
    Yes it should. Hardly anyone has USBc projectors. But they all have hdmi.
    Who on Earth has projectors in this day and age?.
    Like, everyone?
    GeorgeBMacMplsPmike1elijahgmuthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondonspock1234

  • EU to charge 'anti-competitive' Apple over reserving NFC for Apple Pay

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    sflocal said:
    Like Epic with forcing Apple to allow 3rd-party payments, this EU debacle stinks of banks whining to get access to Apple's hardware.

    Android has a different model.  Android is just software, so it's up to the phone manufacturer to decide what they can do with NFC capabilities on what is their product.  If Samsung for example wants banks to hook into its NFC system, go right ahead.

    Apple owns the entire cycle from software to hardware and thus can maintain the control it feels necessary to keep the data of Apple's customers safe and secure.  I highly doubt the users of ApplePay are raising any kind of stink about it.   It's shameful of the EU to think that Apple should devote resources to keep NFC secure and allow others that have done nothing to use it.  Screw the EU, and screw those banks trying to ride Apple's coattail.

    If Samsung decided to do the same with their phones, would the EU be banging on Samsung's door?
    It has nothing to do with "keeping NFC secure". NFC is just a way to communicate, any security is built on top of that transport.
    So, if Apple want, they can open their API to allow many different types of applications to use NFC. But they don't.
    Fair or not? Not up to me to decide.
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingam

  • EU to charge 'anti-competitive' Apple over reserving NFC for Apple Pay

    IreneWIreneW
    sflocal said:
    Like Epic with forcing Apple to allow 3rd-party payments, this EU debacle stinks of banks whining to get access to Apple's hardware.

    Android has a different model.  Android is just software, so it's up to the phone manufacturer to decide what they can do with NFC capabilities on what is their product.  If Samsung for example wants banks to hook into its NFC system, go right ahead.

    Apple owns the entire cycle from software to hardware and thus can maintain the control it feels necessary to keep the data of Apple's customers safe and secure.  I highly doubt the users of ApplePay are raising any kind of stink about it.   It's shameful of the EU to think that Apple should devote resources to keep NFC secure and allow others that have done nothing to use it.  Screw the EU, and screw those banks trying to ride Apple's coattail.

    If Samsung decided to do the same with their phones, would the EU be banging on Samsung's door?
    It has nothing to do with "keeping NFC secure". NFC is just a way to communicate, any security is built on top of that transport.
    So, if Apple want, they can open their API to allow many different types of applications to use NFC. But they don't.
    Fair or not? Not up to me to decide.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon

  • Apple Pay bug could allow attackers to bypass lock screen, make payments

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    gatorguy said:
    vedelppa said:
    DAalseth said:
    Skeptical said:
    Another day, another iOS/Apple bug. I guess testing is more hit and miss in the rush to deliver a slightly undercooked product. 
    As it only impacts Visa, I suspect this is a problem with Visa security. 

    It's also possible that code on Apple's side fails when one has a Visa card. Even if Visa's security solutions differ from Mastercard's, the fault may be on Apple's side, too (even if this turns out to be false and it's Visa I think people here tend to assume Apple = perfect and in case if anything goes wrong, 3rd party = evil).

    Do you just make stuff up without any evidence at all? 
    The evidence that Apple could presumably fix this on their own is right there in the source article had you taken the time to read it Eric. 
    The research paper is an interesting read, pointing to several already known (but still open) vulnerabilities and multiple unprotected attack vectors. It also adds to the critique of Apples bounty program and the failure to take responsibility:

    ". Apple did not pay a bug bounty, even though
    they advertise $100,000 for bypassing a lock screen, and our
    attack bypasses the Apple Pay lock screen.
    We have also discussed this attack with Visa, who pointed
    out that this attack only affected Apple Pay, and suggested
    Apple were best placed to fix the issues. Visa also stated
    that back-end anti-fraud checks weregenerally applied, when
    needed. So, if this attack was to raise fraud-alerts, they claim,
    it would be eventually stopped. That said, we performed our
    attack multiple times, on large values, from the same card,
    and we were never blocked and flagged for fraud. Until either
    Apple or Visa implement a fix, we recommend that iPhone
    owners disable transit mode for Visa cards.”

    Consider yourselves warned.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon

  • Apple Pay bug could allow attackers to bypass lock screen, make payments

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    ericthehalfbee said:
    Skeptical said:
    Another day, another iOS/Apple bug. I guess testing is more hit and miss in the rush to deliver a slightly undercooked product. 

    It’s a Visa issue, not Apple.
    Source? According to the report Apple or Visa could fix this. Samsung and MC already did.
    williamlondon