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From Apple's own two-factor account support documentation: "While [Apple Support] can answer your questions about the account recovery process, we can't verify your identity or exp…

Apple still does this kind of crap. Not for users who've opted into two-factor authentication: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915 From the page: Do I still need to remember a…

> Some parts of the filesystem become off limits, even as root. But installers have access! Point of clarification: only Apple-signed installers can modify system paths. (c.f. http…

> Apple can [sic] starts using the new Trusted Computing[4] features on new CPUs (such as SGX[5]), good luck regaining control. It seems the apocalypse came to pass a while back, w…

I'm idly curious: what were your "symlink issues with /usr/bin/"? As with other unices, /usr is system-owned and anything not under the /usr/local hierarchy may be modified or dest…

If you're looking to hide your activity from malware, you should be incredibly excited by SIP. With SIP enabled, you have more protection from malware introspecting other processes…

Improved privacy is one benefit https provides. There are two other benefits worth considering: authentication and integrity. Without https, there is no way trust a site's identity…

The "pcapd capability" is iOS's remote virtual interface. https://developer.apple.com/library/Mac/qa/qa1176/_index.htm... OS 5 added a remote virtual interface (RVI) facility that …

It was signed with a Developer ID; thus, by definition, it could not have been distributed in the store. Anything distributed through the App Store is signed by Apple. Developer ID…

I suggest you look at the author of the comment to which you replied, and compare his name to the author of the article…

If I'm arguing a straw man, you're arguing a red herring. There is no "RDF" at play here. Form absolutely does impact function. In fact, form distinctly defines function. Please, s…

So… you'd rather carry around a briefcase with an attached external handset as a cellphone, rather than a somewhat modern cellphone? What about carrying around a laptop with a teth…

It doesn't just look thinner. It is thinner. Yes, there is a hump around the base's hinge, but it is still significantly, noticeably thinner – per the article, the machine's volume…