Sigh … I so much want Apple to get their shit together. To me it feels like software quality reached a new low.
Couldn't agree more. As stupid as it may be, the only reason I haven't moved to Andoid/GrapheneOS is iMessage.
SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri
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#12Seems like $70,000 would have been a more fair bounty. This is a really nasty bug.
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#14I think they burried the lede here. Conversations with Siri are probably pretty generic but being able to evesdrop on keyboard dictation is pretty severe. I know people that use dictation for the majority of their text messages and email.
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#15I think they burried the lede here. Conversations with Siri are probably pretty generic but being able to evesdrop on keyboard dictation is pretty severe. I know people that use dictation for the majority of their text messages and email.
Even worse, it looks like on MacOS you can just straight up start recording on-demand, no need for dictation or siri.
> Even worse, this particular exploit would also allow the app to request DoAP audio on-demand, bypassing the need to wait for the user to talk to Siri or use dictation.
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#17If an iOS app did not have "Background App Refresh" permission, could it still have exploited this vulnerability?
Can physical microphones be removed from Apple devices by a repair shop, while still allowing use of wired/wireless headsets?
We need Purism-style hardware kill switches for microphones, cameras and radios.
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#18Is anyone else an avid iPhone user, yet also someone who never uses Siri? I've used an iPhone exclusively for the past 8 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I've used Siri. Interestingly, the one person I know who loves using Siri is my 70yr old dad.
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#19Sigh … I so much want Apple to get their shit together. To me it feels like software quality reached a new low.
The scary thing is it's the least bad option when it comes to overall reliability.
Ooo that's a big depends on the situation. Making only phone calls. Sure iPhones are great. Running LOB apps. Lol have fun passing that crap through apples store. Androids way easier for LOB.
Remote MDM? Lol nightmare using apples gear. Warranty services? Also a nightmare. Fleet level warranty support? Ahahhahhaha have fun paying folks like IBM out the kazoo. No thanks.
iPhones are rock solid if you played w Fischer price toys as a kid and only ever plan to be on the public consumer end of the game, making calls and using apps someone else has decided are ok for you. Go up the line to fleet rollout or bulk purchasing/warranty work or running custom line of business apps. Ahahhahhaha have fun w apple I've done the work when I was w/ ibm, I refuse to touch it these days.
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#20Is anyone else an avid iPhone user, yet also someone who never uses Siri? I've used an iPhone exclusively for the past 8 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I've used Siri. Interestingly, the one person I know who loves using Siri is my 70yr old dad.
Yes, I have had iPhones from the beginning and I never use Siri.