Apple patches macOS flaw exploited by malware to secretly snap screenshots Apple has patched a hole in macOS that has been exploited by malware to secretly take screenshots on victims' Macs. The security flaw can also be potentially abused to access files and record video and audio from the computer. The iGiant has also released iOS and iPadOS 14.6, which fixes 43 CVE-listed security flaws and adding …
Thinking about that, it does not give me any confidence "going forward" that I will be inclined to use Apple OS, since it obviously doesn't consider it important enough to maintain properly.
I mean, if Apple is ready to throw it away at a moment's notice to justify something completely different, then Apple OS is not important enough to merit Apple's full attention. Why should I trust an OS when its maker doesn't care ?
I already don't trust Wondows 1 0.
"In court, computer companies are like someone who minimises their income for the taxman and maximises it for the mortgage company. Actual reality is entirely contingent on strategic need."
Sums the context up nicely.
I would go one step further and suggest truth gets even more distorted when completing disposable income forms: I might earn £40k pa after tax, but my disposable income is only £50 pcm....
Where did Apple throw MacOS “under the bus”? That’s just an intentional misinterpretation of what Apple said in court.
MacOS allows installing software from anywhere, and lets software interact with other software. IOS only allows apps from the App Store and runs them in a sandbox. Obviously one is more secure. The other is still more secure than any other desktop system.
"The other is still more secure than any other desktop system."
I think that's a stretch.
In a default home user configuration I suspect macOS is less likely to be compromised than a similar windows box.
That's partly due to default home user settings, and partly due to the prevalence and therefore attack surface.
Updating devices and apps automatically means that we don't actually know how much data we are buying everyday - I just updated my phone and watched it, only 312 Mb today but I'm sure there will be a few more updates in a day to two ... I wonder how much data I buy every month to keep updated ... probably only about 3 - 4Gb. Assuming everyone in town only has one device then that's a bit less than 2 Tb a month locally.
So if your company is selling data transfers then you probably smile every time there's new malware.
You should be able to change your phone's settings so that it will only do software updates when connected to WiFi, rather than use up mobile data, if that helps (assuming that you have wired broadband at home with a reasonably generous usage allowance).
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