Not necessarily. You can reduce file size in a number of ways. Shorter video, more compression, less color, etc.
Yes, all other things being equal.
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Apple Confirms It Shut Down iMessage for Android App Beeper Mini
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Actually i tried to send an SMS between my friend and I both to him to me and me to him and the video looked fine as it should. No compression.
Unless you are printing out the photos as posters and hanging them on your wall, you don’t need to send full resolution photos.
Wrong. If it needs the detail seen, it has to be high res.
Yes. They had to have Apple developer account to get into the detail of how iMessages work. And use the APIs. They basically exploited iMessages using Apple developer tool.
In this situation, Apple has no choice effectively. They didn’t report this exploit to Apple and this would’ve been massive security breach. Would not be surprised if Apple also goes after Beeper legally to shut them down for good.
It’s not satire. I’m not going post the source because I’m not going to jeopardize the developer’s life with Apple potentially coming after them.
Apple does not publish the details of the internal iMessage API to paid developers or anyone else outside of Apple.
They used the Apple developer tools to exploit the iMessage API. Basically used Apple’s own tool to exploit iMessage.
Definitely needs to be blocked for security concerns but the minimum apple should do is pay them the Bug Hunt reward
Apple today confirmed that it took steps to shut down the functionality of Beeper Mini, an app that enabled Android users to send and receive iMessages.
Apple emphasized its commitment to user privacy and security, explaining that the move was necessitated by the potential risks Beeper Mini's techniques posed, including metadata exposure and susceptibility to spam and phishing attacks. Apple's full statement shared with The Verge and other news sites is as follows:Beeper Mini operated by intercepting the iMessage protocol using Apple's own push notification service, convincing Apple's servers it was an authentic Apple device. This method, according to Apple, involved the use of "fake credentials," which posed significant security and privacy risks to users. Beeper claims that its process worked with no compromises to encryption or privacy, and the company's documentation says that nobody can read the content of sent messages other than the sender and its recipient, but Apple was unable to verify this and says it posed risks to users.
Following Apple's statement, Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky expressed his willingness to cooperate with Apple for a security review of Beeper's code to The Verge. He emphasized the importance of secure communication channels between iPhone and Android users, challenging Apple's decision by highlighting the inadequacies of unencrypted SMS for cross-platform messaging. Despite Apple's firm stance, Migicovsky remains committed to exploring solutions that could enable the return of Beeper Mini or similar services.
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I find it ridiculous that the FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown.
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FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown
The Beeper Mini saga continues to draw attention from regulators.
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FCC investigates lot of complaints, it’s their job. It’s news because of Apple being in the media.I find it ridiculous that the FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown.
FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown
The Beeper Mini saga continues to draw attention from regulators.
I find it ridiculous that the FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown.
FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown
The Beeper Mini saga continues to draw attention from regulators.
The DoJ as already sniffing around Apple.
Department of Justice and FTC Looking Into Beeper iMessage Controversy
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The FCC 'piling on' shouldn't be surprising. DoJ is likely looking for any legal angle to pursue and the regulations around the FCC preview are open game.
Add on top of that, it is major election year where there are political 'chips' to be collected for fighting the "mean , old, megacorporation'. Apple doesn't do themselves any relief by tap dancing on technicalities with their EU workarounds. That just invites regulators to nick-pick on other regulations they may have to use against Apple.
This is stretch.
" ... Apple’s decision to degrade the Beeper Mini functionality that was being provided, which again, encouraged accessibility and usability, ..."
User 'usability and accessibility" are not the same thing as service "interoperability". He is trying to intermingle 'accessibility' semantics with 'interoperability' semantics. As two general concepts detached from a specific context that is somewhat tractable. In the specific context of a legal statue on 'end user accessibility and usability'... it is somewhat 'hand waving'. Apple's 'accessibility' tools work on blue or green bubbles. It doesn't matter what color they are.