XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: arlen@arlen.com   
      
   On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:34:33 -0000 (UTC), arlen holder wrote:   
      
   > Until the mother of the child who found the bug using Facetime in the   
   > normal way finally gave up on Apple, and exasperated, took it to the   
   > Internet.   
      
   Actually, I apologize for not getting all the facts straight.   
      
   I just re-read the article (which I reported about days ago,   
   so I had not re-read it since then - but I just re-read it now).   
      
   The mother, a lawyer, reported it to Apple in no uncertain   
   terms, by providing a video showing it in action unequivocally,   
   on Jan 20th.   
      
   *The fact is that the bug is extremely trivial to reproduce.*   
   o Even for Apple   
      
   According to the NY Times, the mother "exhausted every   
   other avenue she could, including emailing and faxing   
   Apple's security team".   
      
   Yet, Apple clearly "sat" on the bug, which the NY Times clearly states.   
      
   Then the NY Times says, verbatim:   
      "It wasn't until more than a week after Ms. Thompson first   
       notified Apple of the problem that Apple raced to disable   
       Group Face Time ... the company reacted after a separate   
       developer reported the Face Time flaw and it was written   
       about on 9to5mac.com in an article that went viral."   
      
   *Notice these facts & circumstances are very common with Apple.*   
      
   1. Apple doesn't actually give a shit about privacy - that's clear.   
   2. Apple doesn't even give a shit about testing software - that's clear.   
   3. But what Apple gives a shit about - is IMAGE   
      
   Boy oh boy, does Apple care about IMAGE!   
   o Image, to Apple, is literally _everything_*!   
      
   The split second this egregious bug hit the Internet - Apple reacted.   
   o And yet, the proof is abundantly clear, they "sat" on it until then.   
      
   The takeaway is clear to any cognizant sentient logical adult   
   o What matters to Apple is _not_ privacy   
   o What matters to Apple is the IMAGE of privacy   
      
   Big difference.   
      
   It's why I posit the obvious-to-me (a logical sentient adult) that   
   o Apple users want to _feel_ safe   
   o Without caring about actually _being_ safe   
      
   And Apple Marketing (whom I posit knows their customer the best)   
   o Gives those customers _exactly_ that (i.e., the _feeling_ of safety)   
      
   HINT: Want more proof?   
   o Read _this_ recent thread.   
      
   o What is the most brilliant marketing move Apple ever made?   
       
      
   Or this recent one...   
      
   o icloud privacy breach   
       
      
   Or any of these older ones...   
      
   o Lockscreen exploit easily found only hours after iOS 12.1 released   
       
      
   o Apple Macs Have Yet Another Password-Bypassing Bug   
       
      
   o A massive security hole has been found in iOS 11   
       
      
   o It is yet another shoddy example of Apple rushing to fix a critical issue   
       
      
   o How to work around the new Apple iOS7 infinite loop of mistrust bug on Linux?   
       
      
   o Every time iOS updates, Apple causes new problems in the REAL world...   
       
      
   o Yet again, Apple forgot to test iOS 11.2.6 in the real world   
       
      
   o iOS 12.1 Beta Includes Fix for iOS 12 iPhone and iPad Charging Issue   
       
   etc.   
      
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