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  • iMessage Contact Key Verification appears in first iOS 16.6 beta

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    appleinsideruser said:
    So, as there can be multiple device logged into the same iCloud (messages) account, this system somehow knows which ones are really me and warns me if there is another device active on the account?

    How does it know which ones are real and which ones are eavesdroppers? If it can tell, why not just prevent the eves-dropper from connecting in the first place?
    The system itself can’t tell who is the real person you’re having a conversation with, all it is doing is notifying the other party of a new device in use for the conversation. This is why confirmation of the key is to be done by means external to iMessage; preferably in person or via FaceTime, where a visual identification can be made. 

    From my understanding, this isn’t addressing some unannounced hack or vulnerability but addressing a possible attack vector created by how iCloud works—

    iMessage allows its users to sync their conversations between devices logged in on the same iCloud account so that you can continue on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac regardless of where it was initiated. Previously when a new device was added, only the adding party was notified of the new device. With this new setting both parties will be notified. 

    So with this option enabled, should a third party manage to gain access to one of the other party’s iCloud account and thereby include the device in the conversation, not only will the breached user be notified of the new device, but as well the one being conversed with. 
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  • Coming to a theater near you - Blackberry: The Motion Picture

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    lowededwookie said:
    For 2022 is effectively the end of the story, as BlackBerry removed the ability for its old phones to even make calls in January. 

    I’m sorry, what? Blackberry won’t even function as a basic cellphone? That’s mental. Hell, even a phone from 1990 should still be able to make calls. That’s literally the basic functionality of a cellphone.

    Seems like a good thing BlackBerry failed.
    That’s the way of cellular radios. 

    Cell phones aren’t simply just a wireless version of the old style Bell phone, but are now radio signal receivers/transmitters. As such when the carriers drop support for a legacy transmission specification, any phone limited to that spec will no longer work.

    Here in the US that is currently happening to all non 4G capable phones. So this isn’t just a decision made by Blackberry to stop supporting their phones. 

    It seems that just like the concept that batteries don’t last forever, some don’t grok that radio communication standards aren’t permanent (thankfully so) either.
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  • iOS 15 review - A solid update with excellent new features

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    What happened to Swift Playgrounds 4?

    As discouraging as it’s been to hear nothing of it since WWDC, it looks like AI has forgotten about it as well.
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