Read the linked BBC article
"Google said that it had already patched the weakness"
I made no inferences
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Apple to Release Fix for iPhone SMS Vulnerability on Saturday?
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Read the linked BBC article
"Google said that it had already patched the weakness"
I made no inferences
it will be interesting when you learn the difference between 'there' and 'their'
As well as when you learn to capitalize the beginning of your sentence and use proper quotations for quoting. Oh and ending your sentences with a proper period "." or exclamation mark "!".
Make sure you cover all your bases before you try to call someone out.
Agreed.
Honestly though, I know AT&T can fix this from their end but, I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them. I would rather Apple just fix this and get it done with.
Notice how every time there is an Apple vulnerability it makes headlines at Yahoo's front page?
This is so much BS. Every OS has vulnerabilities. It's always a game of cat and mouse. The Black Hat's will do their mischief, and the White Hat geeks need their glory. And Apple generally does the right thing and gets everything fixed, especially per the severity.
But the breathless media reporting of it all every time as if there has been a chink in the armor of Apple that they just have to take down is so redundant and pathetic. There's liars, thieves, lawyers, murderers and serial killers, and then at the bottom of the list, journalists.
This is so much BS. Every OS has vulnerabilities. It's always a game of cat and mouse. The Black Hat's will do their mischief, and the White Hat geeks need their glory. And Apple generally does the right thing and gets everything fixed, especially per the severity.
But the breathless media reporting of it all every time as if there has been a chink in the armor of Apple that they just have to take down is so redundant and pathetic. There's liars, thieves, lawyers, murderers and serial killers, and then at the bottom of the list, journalists.
I think it has more to do with the fact that Apple goes around in commercials talking about how bullet-proof their OS is but, when something happens they ignore it until it becomes a huge deal. I am an Apple user and lover but Apple has some serious flaws in this department.
Are you actually looking at the linked BBC article?
Right under the picture of the Mytouch (HTC Magic) it says and I quote:
"Google said that it had already patched the weakness"
From the article:
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Weird... I don't remember any commercials about the security of the iPhone OS. Care to share a link?
Maybe they patched it internally. Have they released an updated firmware yet?
This is a generalization of Apple products as a whole. One of Apple's key selling points is their built in security.
Yeah, for OS X. Apple is still new at making mobile phones. Give them a break. From what I understand, it's not just Apple who has this SMS problem. Maybe the SMS technology isn't as secure as it can be. Also, there isn't a single OS that doesn't have vulnerabilities. If a human can program it, someone can hack it.
Yeah Apple decided to nothing about it and then within a couple of days of the disclosure they suddenly decided to research, develop, test and release a fix.
Just like all of these other security issue that they decided to nothing about until the exploit was disclosed ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3026
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2351
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1312
Wake up... Apple has been working on this fix for as long as it took to develop, test and stage for deployment and aligned it to a release vehicle that could get it to customers.
This issue should have never existed in the first place... Apple should have done a better job up front but nothing they can do about that now. They are responding to this issue responsible and promptly.
Awesome. That would explain why the Android and HTC WinMo variants were plugged weeks ago.
Try again.
I'm with this dude....I'm not updating anything until Geohot or the Dev team tell me it's okay and they have the JB for it.
I've gotten to used to having Inspell (amazing spell checker) to ever lose it now!!!
I'm not jumping off of a bridge until Geohot or the Dev Team tell me it's okay.
These two guys have gotten a free ride so far on the notoriety train.
Its a wide gulf between a vulnerability and actual root-level access to an iPhone. And that hasn't been demonstrated yet.
Too bad the tech press has gotten so lazy, a good journalist would demand to see proof, and a good tech journalist would know whether they were being conned. Unfortunately, nobody wants to drill down on whether these guys can back up their claims.
Show us this allegedly hacked iPhone first.
Oh no I agree with you. What I am mostly saying is I hope that bad habits don't follow.
Yeah Apple decided to nothing about it and then within a couple of days of the disclosure they suddenly decided to research, develop, test and release a fix.
Just like all of these other security issue that they decided to nothing about until the exploit was disclosed ...
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Wake up... Apple has been working on this fix for as long as it took to develop, test and stage for deployment and aligned it to a release vehicle that could get it to customers.
This issue should have never existed in the first place... Apple should have done a better job up front but nothing they can do about that now. They are responding to this issue responsible and promptly.
Sure.. Apple always is doing good, even when it looks like they're just lazy.
I'll tell you what happened: Somebody had already done a fix, but an Apple-monkey-in-a-suit wouldn't approve it for an 'unscheduled' release. Yesterday, that monkey caught a turd in the face.
I bet the patch will hit us in the US Late on the east coast Friday which will be "Saturday" for the UK.
Oh yeah, Duff Man is awesome!