macOS: Nasty Hack Breaks Apple Security to Take Sneaky Photos (opens in new tab)

(forbes.com)

34 pointsrootinier4y ago3 comments

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> Federighi said the ability to install software on Macs that isn’t vetted by Apple meant more malware was hitting its desktops than its phones.

This is really low. How could that even help, the issue was in apples own software.

The next sentence in the article says he made that statement in the context of the Apple vs. Epic court battle.

Regardless, that's a scary statement—Apple gets to decide which programs I can install? That's my least favorite thing about mobile phones.

Maybe he was referring to the "exploiting" apps that are likely using some private APIs which are banned for apps published on Apple's app stores.

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> Federighi said the ability to install software on Macs that isn’t vetted by Apple meant more malware was hitting its desktops than its phones.

This is really low. How could that even help, the issue was in apples own software.

The next sentence in the article says he made that statement in the context of the Apple vs. Epic court battle.

Regardless, that's a scary statement—Apple gets to decide which programs I can install? That's my least favorite thing about mobile phones.

Maybe he was referring to the "exploiting" apps that are likely using some private APIs which are banned for apps published on Apple's app stores.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse