Apple Security Research Device
52 points by neom 7 hours ago | 14 comments

ACCount39 2 hours ago
Create a problem, and then heroically fight to make a solution.

This shouldn't exist in the first place. There would be no need for it if Apple didn't insist on "we own all the iPhones, our users just get to tap at them".

If you could just unlock the bootloader, re-enable SWD and do what you want with an iPhone that you actually own, there would be no need for this restrictive program at all.

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orf 55 minutes ago
It then wouldn’t be the most secure consumer phone then, would it?
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sjtgraham 9 minutes ago
It's not that secure anyway, as evidenced by the multiple 1-click exploits going around on X this week.
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tancop 41 minutes ago
Why not? In the default locked state it's just as secure as before, and unlocking it would require both physical access and your Apple ID.
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tarpitt 44 minutes ago
It would be. You would have more eyeballs if you had an open bootloader instead of this program they're offering.
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throwa356262 34 minutes ago
How do we know it is, besides apple marketing?

Given how many high profile politicians, journalists and businessmen have gotten their phones hacked, the iPhone is not unhackable.

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nicce 22 minutes ago
By definition, it could be more secure if people actually would be able to inspect it. Is it regardless the most secure? Hard to say. GrapheneOS is quite secure, probably more.
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trombuance 2 hours ago
This is also why my current Macbook will be my last, I'm going back to Linux. No matter how superior M-series chips are the amazing hardware can't make up for the unbearable nanny software. So tired of Apple machines telling me what I should do. It's supposed to be the other way around.
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fleroviumna 49 minutes ago
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sbseitz 2 hours ago
Does this include... Israel being able to pwn any Apple device ?
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close04 21 minutes ago
Israel can probably pwn any normal mobile phone because they invested a lot in this area, and has no reason to be afraid to do it. They are always shielded from consequences.
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ta8903 2 hours ago
Cool. Where can I buy one.
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birdman3131 2 hours ago
Just gotta sign away your soul.
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sysguest 2 hours ago
well that's cheaper than expected!
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m463 31 minutes ago
the periodic terms and conditions updates are hell though.
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