So when you dictate e-mails, text messages and set reminders, you provide false information ? How is that useful ?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Siri and iCloud Banned at IBM Headquarters over Security Risks
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
So when you dictate e-mails, text messages and set reminders, you provide false information ? How is that useful ?
Apple is a threat clueless researcher says ...
Yes, this is of concern.
But none of these are of concern, because the analyst has singled out Apple:
- traffic camera's which record my vehicle
- Character Recognition of license plates to detect "offenders"
- camera's in public places
- face recognition software running on these images
- my friendly cell-service who's servers record when I leave a tower's area and pass the call onto the next tower ?
- my ISP which is recording connections (at IP level) when I'm in Europe - and the data is passed onto HLS of course
Most of these operate with little or no oversight - and don't even have a privacy policy published.
Yes, this is of concern.
But none of these are of concern, because the analyst has singled out Apple:
- traffic camera's which record my vehicle
- Character Recognition of license plates to detect "offenders"
- camera's in public places
- face recognition software running on these images
- my friendly cell-service who's servers record when I leave a tower's area and pass the call onto the next tower ?
- my ISP which is recording connections (at IP level) when I'm in Europe - and the data is passed onto HLS of course
Most of these operate with little or no oversight - and don't even have a privacy policy published.
The problem with IBM hasn't been innovation, it's been getting these technologies to market. When I was there in the late 90s, they had some seriously cool technologies that they weren't able to bring forward. It's kinda sad, really.
Since Gerstner, I've had decreasing faith in the CEO vision and ability to execute, current one included
Not everyone needs to be in the "consumer market". IBM has no problems bringing technologies to the market, it's just not the market you think it is.
This relates to the debacle regarding iCloud lacking encryption? I was a bit surprised to read that myself, especially given that iPhone's have increased in the enterprise market. Could/Will Apple begin encrypting data? That app that breaks into your iCloud account, unbelievable!!!
A very smart move on IBM's part. It's also a very good message to Apple, improve iCloud and they will reconsider.
The timing is perfect since iCloud is very young and still being developed, Apple has plenty of time to get this service debugged. If they have the courage to be honest with themselves and use MobileMe's failures to learn from, they will get iCloud right at some point in time.
This will also help Apple remember that it's not just retail customers that are watching what they are doing with it.
Everyone wins when security is given the proper priority. As eager as I am to use iCloud, I too have avoided it, other than converting my MobileMe into my iCloud account. I'm going to let it sit unused until it has a track record of usefulness, reliability, up-time, and security.
Although they purposely, keep a low profile publicly, and don't seek the attention that Apple does, IBM is a highly respected, trusted, and secure company.
The timing is perfect since iCloud is very young and still being developed, Apple has plenty of time to get this service debugged. If they have the courage to be honest with themselves and use MobileMe's failures to learn from, they will get iCloud right at some point in time.
This will also help Apple remember that it's not just retail customers that are watching what they are doing with it.
Everyone wins when security is given the proper priority. As eager as I am to use iCloud, I too have avoided it, other than converting my MobileMe into my iCloud account. I'm going to let it sit unused until it has a track record of usefulness, reliability, up-time, and security.
Although they purposely, keep a low profile publicly, and don't seek the attention that Apple does, IBM is a highly respected, trusted, and secure company.
Yeah, there shouldn't be any surprise that some companies don't allow you to do certain things.
There are companies where smartphones with cameras are not allowed. Nor are personal CDs, DVDs, or even USB sticks. We received a security memo recently which essentially stated that any employee caught using a USB stick other than the company-issued, encrypted one, could be grounds for termination.
Of course iTunes, Facebook, Gmail, Dropbox etc. are also all blocked from our company web browsers.
It all depends on what your company does.
so you LIE at your JOB???
That doesn't make any sense. What does my job have to do with this?
My problem is your perfectly reasonable behavior in a free market with privacy, would likely be reinterpreted by the regulatory and law enforcement kabal, as "wire fraud", with severe penalties.
Gotta keep the kabal properly informed . . .
Rocketman
edit: nvm i just noticed that u replied to someone else and not to the topic itself
If anybody should it's you. I can only image the kind of socioeconomic bedlam that would ensue if YOUR trade secrets leaked out..
Hum.. everything you tell Siri is sent to Apple, including any dictated e-mails and corporate information set in reminders (meetings about products, etc..).
Siri does not process any speech locally.
I'd Like to Know
I want to know how secure Siri is from the user's point of view, or iCloud in general. I bet it does a pretty good job of the user's security, actually, though some imperfections are to be expected.
If you went to work at IBM or any other major corporation with an iPhone or any other kind of mobile device that could upload to the cloud, they'd be blocking it, I suspect.
A corporate environment has no personal security, just corporate security.
I want to know how secure Siri is from the user's point of view, or iCloud in general. I bet it does a pretty good job of the user's security, actually, though some imperfections are to be expected.
If you went to work at IBM or any other major corporation with an iPhone or any other kind of mobile device that could upload to the cloud, they'd be blocking it, I suspect.
A corporate environment has no personal security, just corporate security.
And if you turn off Siri it falls back to the old style speech recognition for voice dialing (e.g. calling mom) that doesn't require a server (beats me why it can't fall back automatically if it has server issues...but that is another subject).
Although Apple could use all the motivation in can get to improve security, I doubt that any amount of security could satisfy IBM's concerns about confidential trade information being stored on a potential competitor/business partner's servers.