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Soli said:

alandail said:

Soli said:

vukasika said:

Q: Is encryption legal?
A: Yes.
End of discussion.

True, but this isn't that discussion. Apple has been served a warrant so they'll hand over all data they can access, in accordance with the warrant.

if it's encrypted, Apple can't provide without the keys, which they can't access by design.  Making the keys accessible defeats the purpose of encrypting the files in the first place.

That's the device encryption. If they can't can't access it then they just have to make that an official statement to them, but this is also about his iCloud account, which may not have unbreakable account encryption on their servers as this is inherently different from iDevice HW encryption. Even if it is unbreakable, they just need to state that and explain why. It's a warrant, so I'm not sure why you're focused on the legality of encryption but ignoring the legally of warrants.

Also note that Apple tried to assist them right away, so there's no reason to suspect that Apple will not try to assist them now. If his iCloud account was accessible I'm sure they already have the data waiting for them.

Soli said:

radarthekat said:

linkman said:

xmhillx said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

xmhillx said:

“There are apps for WalMart Pay on Android and iOS, and the customer must run the app and generate a QR code for the cashier to scan.

AppleInsider has used both WalMart Pay and Apple Pay.”

Wut. I’ve used both extensively. For Walmart Pay, the customer doesn’t have to generate a QR code for the cashier to then scan... what is Apple Insider using? The Walmart app I have lets you 3D Touch the app, swipe and let go on ‘Walmart Pay’, it asks for passcode or Touch ID or Face ID (presumably but I haven’t tried it since getting my iPhone X Nov 3rd), the camera comes up and you scan a QR code on the checkout screen you’re at, and that’s it. The checkout computer links to your walmart account and charges your credit card once you hit “I’m done” on the computer screen. There no paper receipt. I usually go to the self checkout so there’s no cashier to scan anything on my phone screen anyways. I get an electronic receipt and I submit the items I bought for an automatic price match feature that gives you credit when there’s lower prices somewhere else for the same item. It’s pretty sick. Apple Pay is way quicker for payment but Walmart Pay has electronic receipts stored in the app indefinitely and that’s quite convenient. And price match feature is kool though I only get like $10 back every 6 months, but hey it’s better than $0.

I just don’t get Apple Insider’s comment on a cashier needing to scan a QR code generated on your phone. What’s that about?

It launched with the QR code scan, and that's when we tried it. Some WalMarts still need it, apparently.

That said, I'll re-try it this weekend, see if it's gotten any faster.

Oh really. I’ve never seen that version and I’ve been using it since it was announced in store. I’m perplexed.

I tried finding a decent demonstration video on YouTube so I can show you how it’s used, and as usual most people on YouTube don’t seem to use technology to it’s optimum convenience. So here’s an in-depth run down on the way I believe it’s best used.

As I approach the self checkout or manned cashier, I take out my iPhone from my left pocket with my left hand and I only use one hand for the entire process (most people wait till the end to scan the QR code but that’s a waste of time, you can prepare Walmart Pay before getting to the cashier and scan the QR code before scanning your items. Or if you’re at a manned cashier, scan the QR code while the cashier is scanning your items. Most ppl don’t know you can swipe your credit card while the cashier is scanning your items, you don’t have to wait till the end when the cashier is finished scanning your items, and it’s no different for Walmart Pay). I unlock my iPhone with my thumb as I’m bringing up the phone so I can look at it, the phone unlocks before I’m ready to interact with it. I 3D Touch the Walmart app, and without letting go I swipe and release on the “Walmart Pay” 3D Touch menu selection, the app opens on the Walmart Pay screen and waits for my Touch ID authentication and I already have my thumb on Touch ID in anticipation. It authenticates and the app uses the camera and wants you to scan the QR barcode at the checkout screen, so you do that and it’s faster if you’re already at this step before you’re in front of the cashier screen so you can quickly bring up your phone to the QR code and BAM.. Now you can put your phone back into your pocket as it’s not needed any further. The checkout computer links to your Walmart account, it says “welcome YOUR NAME”, you scan your items, and when done hit Checkout or I’m Done on the checkout computer screen, and you can start walking away since the system will say “Thank you for shopping at Walmart, your e-receipt has been sent.”

I have to go into detail because nobody on YouTube seems to demonstrate the most efficient way. They’re all either clunky or terrible or don’t demonstrate from the beginning; they start with the app already open and navigate to Walmart pay and don’t do 3D Touch. It’s like people demonstrating Apple Pay by unlocking the phone and opening the Walllet app, or even double clicking the home button from the lock screen to open Apple Pay; those are both unnecessary because you can place the unlocked iPhone with the black screen next to the NFC reader and it auto detects the terminal and brings up Apple Pay and if you’re thumb is already on Touch ID when you brought the phone up to the reader, the transaction is seamless. No double clicking or button pressing or unlocking necessary. 

Wow. 326 words to describe the most efficient WP process.

And not one word about how it compares to Apple Pay’s superior security and privacy protections.

It's certainly less convenient than Apple Pay, which is almost always the biggest issue with getting customers to adopt a service, but knowing if it's as secure and has the same protections that CC's do for stolen payments would be great. Is there app even passcode or Touch ID/Face ID protected?

If it's like CurrentC, then they'll want you to link a card or bank account to their service which will hold that account data. That's not the secure way that Apple, Google, Samsung and other now do it, as you know. If that's how Walmart is doing it then it sounds like the rampant theft of stolen cards and accounts that help prop up their sales are still going to happen. Hell, it may be why they're doing it as chip cards make it harder to use only card swipes.

BittySon said:

sirozha said:

Wi-Fi Assist is able to route traffic via cellular signal when Wi-Fi has no connectivity to the Internet. It's really pretty simple to implement. One way to do this is to ping an Apple server on the Internet via Wi-Fi. If the server is not reachable, route to the Internet via cellular. This way, both Wi-Fi and cellular can be connected. Wi-Fi could be used for communicating with the Wi-Fi direct device, and cellular can be used for communicating with the Internet.

Thanks, I think that is the answer, since iOS doesn't support Wifi Direct.

SpamSandwich said:

farmboy said:

foggyhill said:

Health care is such a massive inefficient and disagreable mess in the US that anyone that can improve the experience in any metrics, will reap a lot of profit while making a big difference in people's life.. 

You're right, of course. But with 330 million people I don't think any system would be great. 

If healthcare was deregulated and there was no further intrusion of government into this market and Walmart, Apple, Google and Amazon decided to enter healthcare in a big way, you can bet your life that costs would decrease, quality would improve and options would abound.