Just like the episode of Black Mirror on Netflix! People were denied flying club because their 'social' score was too low. They couldn't hire a car or rent an apartment because their 'social' score was too low - no matter how much money you had. Interesting stuff.
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DriveSavers Lets Consumers Retrieve Data From Locked iOS Devices for $3,900 [Updated]
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Just like the episode of Black Mirror on Netflix! People were denied flying club because their 'social' score was too low. They couldn't hire a car or rent an apartment because their 'social' score was too low - no matter how much money you had. Interesting stuff.
What documents can one present to prove one has any relationship to the owner of the iPhone you’re offering DriveSavers? Or do they unlock as far as identifying the owner and then pause to verify the customer? And what assurances does the customer get that DriveSavers won’t pass on the data to someone else or retain a data copy?
No need to assume. Right there in the headline.
Me too! Those pigs at Apple really get on my nerves prioritizing my privacy.
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Not a bad little markup on a service supplied by a certain israeli company...
No doubt, privacy has been violated, by many people and/or institutions, but if privacy were an illusion, then nothing would have been violated in the first place, which we know is patently false.
As for China’s Social Credit system, the cultural differences between China and the West that spur such policy are vast, suggesting that such differences are an important factor to consider when assuming social policy might cross cultural barriers. For example, geopolitical evidence suggests that US legislation is drafting increased privacy standards inspired by the EU’s recent GDPR policies, which is directly opposite to China’s motives.
https://www.dataprotectionreport.co...ata-protection-laws-on-the-heels-of-the-gdpr/
Again, there is no doubt that we sometimes step backward with regard to data-related policy (e.g., the FCC’s decision on internet provider influence on data streaming), but, historically, we are actually moving toward better privacy protection.
Just my $0.02. Open to civil academic debate.
You receive email from the beyond! Thought this was used for deceased people ;-)
The fact that they don't put up any specifics on what versions of iOS this can crack leads me to strongly suspect that iOS 12 cracked this thing permanently and they're just trying to wring the last bit of cash from this sunk investment by cashing in on stalker significant others and people trying to get dirt on their partners for a divorce settlement. Either that or they're using this as "plausible" deniability for when selling their services to dictatorships and other not-so-nice countries wanting to get access to journalists' and activists' phones.
I say the latter because it wouldn't be the first time a "good guy hacker"-company gets into bed with dictatorships. The company Hacking Team (yes, they're still called that) from Italy did just that and was pretty thoroughly embarrassed when they got hacked and all of their internal documents were put up on the web, exposing their extensive dealings with some very not-nice-at-all countries.
I say the latter because it wouldn't be the first time a "good guy hacker"-company gets into bed with dictatorships. The company Hacking Team (yes, they're still called that) from Italy did just that and was pretty thoroughly embarrassed when they got hacked and all of their internal documents were put up on the web, exposing their extensive dealings with some very not-nice-at-all countries.
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I’m assuming Apple has a half dozen phones en route to DriveSavers right now. Likely not from a Cupertino address.
Like that's a deterrent, enter the undercover cop
Or worse, enter the National Security Letter.
There are plenty of grants and funding available if it’s required for drug crime investigation.
I believe you would need a court order. Apple presently allows for full deletion of your account with a death certificate though.
I trust Apple is doing this ASAP as are a bunch of government security folks.
That’s a not inappropriate comment. We’d all appreciate not unclear writing.
That does not make sense, there won't be anything done to the internal firmware/software iPhone and even if that was the case they could easily remove it so it can't be discovered.
So, your porn/data gets wiped each and every time you charge it.
Article was updated....
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This is one of the worst uses of "greedy" I've seen. Striving to fix security exploits is not greedy.
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I don't think that's in evidence at this point? This could involve disassembly and reassembly, and it could be the lightning port isn't touched at all.
Another demonstration of Tim Cook's commitment to security.
If you want to use an eGPU with your new Mac Mini you have to disable filevault encryption.
Tomorrow's another day and probably we'll learn of a new way into our Apple machines by law enforcement or whomever.
If you want to use an eGPU with your new Mac Mini you have to disable filevault encryption.
Tomorrow's another day and probably we'll learn of a new way into our Apple machines by law enforcement or whomever.
Well, odds are they still haven't figured out how to crack through a password (vice a passcode).
Like that's a deterrent, enter the undercover cop
Or "enter with a court order"!
. Your choice is do it, or go to jail for contempt.
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Can you spell it out to avoid the ban? Lol
If the Apple Watch series 4 ECG shows no heartbeat (while being worn), then the iPhone might know it.
You guys have much bigger problems if your wives are willing to pay this much just to get into your phonesSo thats why my wife asked for $3900
The article was updated, it was all about getting data out of the iPhone which does not nessesarily needs a patch, after the update it says you get back an unlocked iPhone, that might be a different case.
Write the phone off and get a new one.
How many people actually forget the password they create?
How many people actually forget the password they create?