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4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever(arstechnica.com)

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Kairos@lemmy.today
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Can the US government pass a law to force Apple specifically to rip out the messages app and replace it with something that apparently doesn’t have infinite exploits??

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Tautvydaxx@lemmy.world
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There is no such thing as a device or software without exploit, even a carrier pigeon can be cought and the messege read.

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ExLisper@linux.community
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What if the pigeon has a gun?

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thorbot@lemmy.world
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That’s it boys. We’ve found the answer. Pack it up

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solrize@lemmy.world
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You are thinking of exploding penguins.

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woodenskewer@lemmy.world
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iGun patch incoming

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Tja@programming.dev
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Not if you wirte the message using invisible ink.

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lad@programming.dev
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Not if you never write the message, more like

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EngineerGaming@feddit.nl
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I wouldn’t trust a service whose source code is not accessible though.

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Zink@programming.dev
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We may not have carrier pigeon DNA readily available, but it is certainly accessible!

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Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
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How would that help them? Even if that were an effective measure (which it isn’t), it was almost certainly a us spy agenciy that did this.

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