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Re: iOS 15

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Someone1234 wrote: post #270
defaultname wrote: post #215

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How Apple distributes their core apps (Safari, Mail, etc) is orthogonal to how they are implemented, secured, ring levels, sandboxing, etc. These are separate considerations. Apple's core philosophy is that upgrading the system is the fundamental way to get new things. With iOS 15 we've seen the first real fracture in this model (where they are promoting a "stay on iOS 14 for now" option), and maybe eventually they'l…

> How Apple distributes their core apps (Safari, Mail, etc) is orthogonal to how they are implemented, secured, ring levels, sandboxing, etc. These are separate considerations. Strongly disagree. If Apple distributed their apps as normal apps, they'd have normal privileges and when exploits are found the scope would be limited to that app domain. Instead, what we have seen is that Apple's apps act like system service…

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Re: iOS 15

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Post by cwizou »

pacbard wrote: post #221
pentagrama wrote: post #218

> Now you can install Safari extensions on your iPhone Someone knows if uBlock Origin has plans/is able to develop the extension for Safari iOS? For Safari MacOS is kind of not available. Does not work for Safari 13+, and is maintained externally https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#safari-macos

uBlock Origin has been broken on macOS since Safari 13 / macOS Catalina [1]. If they ever get the port to work on a newer version of Safari, it could work on iOS. [1]: https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158

> If they ever get the port to work on a newer version of Safari, it could work on iOS.

I looked at it at the time but sadly the Content Blocker API that Apple released is incredibly crippling compared to the feature set of uBlock Origin.

Basically, you can onlly generate lists of domains that you want to block, package that in (multiple !) batches of 50k (at the time I think) and let Safari do the blocking for you.

This removes the ability to do anything non-static basically, which is where uBlock Origin really shines, so I don't expect anyone to make a meaningful port anytime soon, sadly.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by philwelch »

jduckles wrote: post #138
philwelch wrote: post #118

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How do they review the data if your iCloud photos are E2E encrypted?

They're only encrypted when on iCloud, not when on your device. The hashes are computed on your device.

So how do they capture the unencrypted images from my device for "review"?

Re: iOS 15

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Post by suyash »

Bud wrote: post #103
suyash wrote: post #71

Does anyone still use FaceTime ? How is the latest Apple Maps compared to google's ?

FaceTime is more popular than ever, and adding the ability to use it with Android folks will help even more. Apple Maps has gotten fairly close to Google Maps at this point. I actually strongly prefer Apple Maps' interface, although the data is still not as good overall. (Disclaimer: I'm biased. I worked on Apple Maps during its very early days.)

+1 to privacy centric apps even over inconvinience

Re: iOS 15

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Post by bserge »

InvaderFizz wrote: post #177
Taywee wrote: post #152

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Usually get 3 years. Pixel 3 launched in October 2018, and its updates end in about a month. I feel like that's still way too short, and causes many millions of still-usable phones to be trashed or recycled every year. Aftermarket OSes aren't an option for a lot of people, because some apps will refuse to run on an unofficial OS.

A lot of aftermarket Pixels are useless because they have a locked boot loader as well. So even if you wanted to run an unofficial rom, you can't. This has tanked the resale value of these phones, which I'm sure the carriers are fine with.

That's the biggest travesty. Forget the stupid updates, let me install anything I want on my pocket computer.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by philwelch »

Jtsummers wrote: post #139
philwelch wrote: post #118

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How do they review the data if your iCloud photos are E2E encrypted?

I'm guessing you haven't been following the issue. More details in [1], but briefly: They hash the images that you're uploading to iCloud. If it matches one of the hashes in the database, then it gets encrypted and transmitted to them. No single data packet can be decrypted, they need 30 (?) matches with that database in order to get a decryption key that then allows them to review the uploaded images. They don't sen…

> I'm guessing you haven't been following the issue.

Not as closely as some people. That's why I asked the question in the first place. But thanks for answering.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by bserge »

Krasnol wrote: post #233
DanTheManPR wrote: post #58

Apple continues to support OS updates on the iPhone 6s, a device released almost 6 years ago. Nor is it reserved for their flagship models - the 2016 iPhone SE also gets the latest and greatest. Meanwhile, my flagship android phone from 2018, the Samsung Galaxy S9, is stuck on the last version of Android. At least it still gets security updates, some manufacturers don't even go that far.

Too bad the general public doesn't care about all that. I know people who are actually annoyed but the update notification...

That's me, I don't care.

I could, and someday will, install a custom ROM, but for now, shit just works.

Re: iOS 15

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Post by vorpalhex »

krrrh wrote: post #245
iosquestion wrote: post #31

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I wonder if upgrading to iOS 15 will increase the chance of receiving this spyware when they do roll it out? I mean 15.X - 15.Y will likely occur automatically while the phone is connected to WiFi and charging.. but 14 to 15 should require user approval, meaning we should be safe as long as we never upgrade >14..?

Or just don't use iCloud photos since the local device scanning for CSAM is limited to the Photos app and only scans prior to upload to iCloud photo library which is easy to turn off. It's also not too difficult to have your unencrypted photos synced to Google Photos, Dropbox, One Drive or another provider as an alternative. They will scan your photos in the cloud which people on this site seem to have a vastly stron…

> Or just don't use iCloud photos since the local device scanning for CSAM is limited to the Photos app and only scans prior to upload to iCloud photo

For now. It will spread.

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