iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
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iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
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Re: iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
#2I am no connaisseur, just a guy who cares about privacy (in general and his in particular) who also happens to own an iPhone and wants to buy a Mac.
This seems pretty troubling, as I as well as many I suppose, trust Apple and think that they're one of the good guys. I know it's cliché but I think this is the part where "[..] live long enough to see yourself become the villain." applies.
The more important question, imho, then is: what can we do about it ? If nothing, what should be done ?
Re: iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
#3How old is this?
the state and details of disk encryption on both OSes is slightly unclear, but hopefully will become clearer when iOS 10.3 is released.
10.3 was released 9 months ago. And I find it hard to take seriously any article where every other sentence is bolded.
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#4When the iPhone was new, Apple wasn't fighting surveillance society. They were mainly fighting carriers forcing you to buy shitty locked-down phones preloaded with as many monetization tools as they can fit in them.
So a lot of the basic security of iPhone OS, as it was originally called, was supposed to stop your carrier from fucking it up.
That legacy continues today, even though Apple is pivoting to a "privacy is the product" model. I suspect a lot of these criticisms are a byproduct of that legacy, and not necessarily a sign of trouble in the future.
I still trust Apple - but Apple will have to continue to work hard to maintain that trust.
Re: iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
#5How old is this? the state and details of disk encryption on both OSes is slightly unclear, but hopefully will become clearer when iOS 10.3 is released. 10.3 was released 9 months ago. And I find it hard to take seriously any article where every other sentence is bolded.
Answering my own question - the original gist was posted in March 2017.
Re: iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
#6How old is this? the state and details of disk encryption on both OSes is slightly unclear, but hopefully will become clearer when iOS 10.3 is released. 10.3 was released 9 months ago. And I find it hard to take seriously any article where every other sentence is bolded.
> macOS devices to date lack any form of verified boot process
Before iMac Pro, I’d guess.
Re: iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
#7I am no connaisseur , just a guy who cares about privacy (in general and his in particular) who also happens to own an iPhone and wants to buy a Mac. This seems pretty troubling, as I as well as many I suppose, trust Apple and think that they're one of the good guys. I know it's cliché but I think this is the part where "[..] live long enough to see yourself become the villain." applies. The more important question,…
What do you do? Windows world is worse. So is Android generally.
Use Linux? How do you trust that? QubesOS? Pen and paper?
If you walk outside, you’re on camera. Living off grid with no phone or computer seals the deal, but not very practical.
I’m all about security and privacy, but everything is on balance with practically. If a three digit govt agency wants to find you, they have so many other ways than Apple.
Re: iOS, the Future of MacOS, Freedom, Security and Privacy
#8I am no connaisseur , just a guy who cares about privacy (in general and his in particular) who also happens to own an iPhone and wants to buy a Mac. This seems pretty troubling, as I as well as many I suppose, trust Apple and think that they're one of the good guys. I know it's cliché but I think this is the part where "[..] live long enough to see yourself become the villain." applies. The more important question,…
What do you do? Windows world is worse. So is Android generally. Use Linux? How do you trust that? QubesOS? Pen and paper? If you walk outside, you’re on camera. Living off grid with no phone or computer seals the deal, but not very practical. I’m all about security and privacy, but everything is on balance with practically. If a three digit govt agency wants to find you, they have so many other ways than Apple.
Why not trust Linux? No activation, full control over all the processes. Seems like a good solution for people who "care".
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you do? Windows world is worse. So is Android generally. Use Linux? How do you trust that? QubesOS? Pen and paper? If you walk outside, you’re on camera. Living off grid with no phone or computer seals the deal, but not very practical. I’m all about security and privacy, but everything is on balance with practically. If a three digit govt agency wants to find you, they have so many other ways than Apple.
Why not trust Linux? No activation, full control over all the processes. Seems like a good solution for people who "care".
User experience and usability.
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#10Does anyone have a pastebin copy or something? I don't log into gh on my phone and gists are behind a reg-wall now...