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  • Original iPhone sells for over $50,000 in recent auction

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    If the iPhone is in a sealed box then what about the battery. Over time all li-ion batteries degrade then swell, especially if they are discharged like that will be. It has been in there for sixteen years, surely that would have swelled and damaged the iPhone by now. It would be at risk of spontaneous combustion, too?
    watto_cobra

  • Apple will hike nearly every battery replacement cost in March

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    racerhomie3 said:
    avon b7 said:
    … In the case of batteries, they will contain a QR code to identify chemical composition, charge capacity etc. 

    Maybe by 2025/26 if everything gets approved. 



    Disgusting that the EU wants to curb innovation and dictate device design. They will get different designs of products compared to rest of globe
    I bet you won’t be saying the EU directive is disgusting when you can easily swap out your battery. Corporations always make products that benefit themselves when they design them. If they can make a product that is easy for them to assemble and restricts the end user from repairing themselves then they will. Corporations that make gadgets that use batteries will still be able to innovate it’s just they will have a set of rules to follow to make their batteries more easily replaced and recycled. 

    muthuk_vanalingamelijahg

  • LastPass password vaults crackable for $100, alleges 1Password

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    charlesatlas said:
    robin huber said:
    They lost me when they switched to a subscription model. Hate all these vampire subscriptions!
    Ditto. I paid for the 1Password app and then all of a sudden I would have to pay every year? No, thanks.
    Absolutely, there are so many apps that require subscriptions that people just cannot afford them all. I bought 1Password 4 then when I had the cash I upgraded to v7. There is no way I’m going to add another monthly charge to my bank balance. When v7 no longer works for me I’ll jump to another, one time purchase, app. Failing that Keychain passwords will work for me. 1Password has lost me as a recurring customer. 
    mSakwatto_cobrazeus423

  • EU plans to require backdoor to encrypted messages for child protection

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    flydog said:
    Gaby said:
    And people complained about Apples system… I have to say that I am against any weakening of encryptions or privacy protections but in terms of which method is the lesser of two evils Apple’s solution is the less intrusive. The language in this Bill truly is terrifying. I have to say that considering that the police constantly complain that they don’t have the resources to deal with crimes as it is I find it farcical that more and more legislation continues to be added. Not to downplay the significance of sexual abuse in any way but one has to be pragmatic and decide whether the the attack on privacy is justified. It seems to me police forces do less and less detection and real crime fighting and are becoming merely administrative in their roles. 
    Apple’s method is not less intrusive because Apple would be scanning all communications. The EU proposal requires a court order, and affords affected individuals the right to challenge the order.  

    The language is only “terrifying” if you rely on headlines, and don’t both to read the actual bill. 
    You don’t understand why this is terrifying. It’s because there will be a back door to encrypted messages regardless if you send CASM or not. The break in encryption could be exploited by anyone if the backdoor method or encryption keys is discovered by any bad actor. Imagine organised crime discovering the backdoor  so they can read all emails sent. For example it would enable them to get banking details, personal identification details and all they need to get into someone’s bank account and clear it out. 

    And, of course, the worlds police and secret services have never taken advantage of any weakness in security for their own means, whether they are allowed to or not, have they?

    Finally when, not if, a dictatorship or authoritarian regime gets hold of the encryption keys they will have unfettered access to all messages sent within the EU including yours (if your are an EU citizen or send a message to the EU) and all government correspondence. Imagine if Putin’s government could read all messages in the EU. Nothing bad could happen there, could it?
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