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Doom on touchbar (2016) https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/11/21/13697058/... https://twitter.com/b3ll/status/800472338496036864?s=20
That's running purely in usermode, and nothing was broken in this demonstration, the touch bar is being used "as intended"
The fact that Apple uses this chip to, among other things, block "unauthorized repair" (can't change a freaking SSD in 2020, really), makes me very happy that people are finding ways to break this chip to make repairs more accessible. On the other hand, this could have serious implications on the iOS security model for example. And I'm pretty sure someone is gonna run Doom on the touchbar in some months.
True, but to be fair, the same mechanism also blocks thieves from using and/or selling stolen Macs.
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That's running purely in usermode, and nothing was broken in this demonstration, the touch bar is being used "as intended"
Exactly. This would "in theory" allow Doom to be running outside of the "prescribed parameters".
The fact that Apple uses this chip to, among other things, block "unauthorized repair" (can't change a freaking SSD in 2020, really), makes me very happy that people are finding ways to break this chip to make repairs more accessible. On the other hand, this could have serious implications on the iOS security model for example. And I'm pretty sure someone is gonna run Doom on the touchbar in some months.
Doom on touchbar (2016) https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/11/21/13697058/... https://twitter.com/b3ll/status/800472338496036864?s=20
I wonder if this has security implications. The T2 houses the "secure enclave" and that's where your private keys, certificates and passwords are stored.
The things stored in the enclave are encrypted with a key derived from, among other things, your device password so no jailbreak is going to provide access to them. It would be a big deal if one could, say, run 'offline' dictionary attacks against secure enclave content.
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True, but to be fair, the same mechanism also blocks thieves from using and/or selling stolen Macs.
Fair enough, but the problem is mainly when you are in a third world country and parts are very difficult to get, and where Mac stores are non-existent.
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Fair enough, but the problem is mainly when you are in a third world country and parts are very difficult to get, and where Mac stores are non-existent.
People in third world countries buy Macbooks - really? A decent macbook is several times above an average monthly income in a first-world country already...
Not much we can do, UN votes are expensive.
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Fair enough, but the problem is mainly when you are in a third world country and parts are very difficult to get, and where Mac stores are non-existent.
People in third world countries buy Macbooks - really? A decent macbook is several times above an average monthly income in a first-world country already...
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Fair enough, but the problem is mainly when you are in a third world country and parts are very difficult to get, and where Mac stores are non-existent.
People in third world countries buy Macbooks - really? A decent macbook is several times above an average monthly income in a first-world country already...
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Fair enough, but the problem is mainly when you are in a third world country and parts are very difficult to get, and where Mac stores are non-existent.
People in third world countries buy Macbooks - really? A decent macbook is several times above an average monthly income in a first-world country already...
And are there any first-world countries (except maybe the US^^) where a 13" Macbook is several times the average net monthly income? In Germany, for instance, the monthly average net wage (MANW) is €2500, while the price of a 13" Macbook starts at €1300. Italy: MANW is €1700, Spain: €1800, France: €2400, UK: €2200. Go to the Nordic countries, Switzerland, Ireland, Austria etc. and we're talking MANW of €3000+. Canada has MANW of around US$3400.
^^ If the US is the only first-world country matching your statement, one could argue this is further evidence that the US is no longer a first-world country.