Apple just now BLOCKED Live Photos in FaceTime for all _current

arlen holder

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Feb 9, 2019, 12:44:36 AM2/9/19

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Apple BLOCKS Live Photos in FaceTime for all _current_ iOS & macOS users!
o For example, it's blocked unless you upgrade to iOS 12.1.4

"We have updated our servers to block the Live Photos
feature of FaceTime for "older" versions of iOS & macOS"

Note Apple euphemistically calls all _current_ versions, "older" versions!
o Note to Apologists - I realize you love to play silly semantic games.

iOS 12.1.4 also fixes two other potentially serious security issues:
o CVE-2019-7287 (a memory corruption flaw in the IOKit)
o CVE-2019-7286 (a bug that allows applications elevated privileges).

Since Apple Apologists deny all facts they don't like out of hand, see:
<https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3070714/facetime-bug-fixed>
<https://www.thestreet.com/technology/apple-had-to-fix-another-facetime-bug-14860003>
etc.

Alan Baker

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Feb 9, 2019, 12:47:02 AM2/9/19

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On 2019-02-08 9:44 p.m., arlen holder wrote:
> Apple BLOCKS Live Photos in FaceTime for all _current_ iOS & macOS users!
> o For example, it's blocked unless you upgrade to iOS 12.1.4
>
> "We have updated our servers to block the Live Photos
> feature of FaceTime for "older" versions of iOS & macOS"
>
> Note Apple euphemistically calls all _current_ versions, "older" versions!
> o Note to Apologists - I realize you love to play silly semantic games.

When a new version comes out, that does mean all other versions are
"older versions", Snowflake.

>
> iOS 12.1.4 also fixes two other potentially serious security issues:
> o CVE-2019-7287 (a memory corruption flaw in the IOKit)

How do you know that has any relevance to security?

> o CVE-2019-7286 (a bug that allows applications elevated privileges).

Assuming your correct, so?

Software companies release software with bugs ALL THE TIME.

arlen holder

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Feb 9, 2019, 12:49:58 AM2/9/19

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On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 21:47:00 -0800, Alan Baker wrote:

> Software companies release software with bugs ALL THE TIME.

FACTS:

o Making sense of the many Apple security flaws
<https://www.wired.com/story/apples-security-macos-high-sierra-ios-11/>

o An astounding list of security vulnerabilities found in 1 month!
<https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2017/5/15/the-may-2017-apple-security-update-review>

o Anyone can hack into MacOS High Sierra simply by typing "root"!
<https://www.wired.com/story/macos-high-sierra-hack-root/>

o Yet another non-root password-stealing bug on Apple
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/ocCnzVh3BxQ>

o Apple just now BLOCKED Live Photos in FaceTime for all _current_ iOS & macOS users!
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/fQ3Kb96gedA>

o Lockscreen exploit easilfy found only hours after iOS 12.1 released
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/N-hQKPDI4a0/4tfgLojLAAAJ>

o Apple Macs Have Yet Another Password-Bypassing Bug
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.mac.system/4rM5ZPCgThI/X8HEf0BvCAAJ>

o A massive security hole has been found in iOS 11
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/xGV0X_Qfqc4/VqqWWwMXBAAJ>

o icloud privacy breach
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/eZjiSd1HneE>

o MacWorld: Apple needs to stop promising new products and start delivering them
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/WYjTtnTs-XQ/YyhGkrNXAAAJ>

o Yet again, Apple forgot to test iOS 11.2.6 in the real world
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/AlkmHCTSUXg/K5GdwrzdCQAJ>

o Yet more proof Apple doesn't test software sufficiently (this time not only from Facebook but also from Expedia, Hollister and Hotels.com)
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/8HfdPOQVNVk>

o Yet another shoddy example of Apple rushing to fix a critical issue
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.mac.system/mqTrBBlvGCU/jrJWtF8DBAAJ>

o Apple openly admits they didn't test iOS in the real world!
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/K8uOvBjJ2rY/2htXivAfAwAJ>

o Apple Was Slow to Act on FaceTime Bug That Allows Spying on iPhones
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/technology/facetime-glitch-apple.html>

o iOS 12.1 Beta Includes Fix for iOS 12 iPhone and iPad Charging Issue
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/pdlKvBUmrj0/8jnSieURAwAJ>

o Is Apple seriously suggesting that millions of unsuspecting customers - now become - beta testers - just so that their phones will work!
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/xrovVjnWUo4/mWmtp7EYAwAJ>

o How to work around the new Apple iOS7 infinite loop of mistrust bug on Linux?
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/_e0czhOYSHo/WuyowzN73IsJ>

o Every time iOS updates, Apple causes new problems in the REAL world...
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/Z6xD4HaiyjE/Jr5yYrBUCAAJ>

Alan Baker

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Feb 9, 2019, 12:58:27 AM2/9/19

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On 2019-02-08 9:49 p.m., arlen holder wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 21:47:00 -0800, Alan Baker wrote:
>
>> Software companies release software with bugs ALL THE TIME.
>
> FACTS:

No.

ARTICLES.

Moreover, it constitutes no kind of analysis vs any other company and
how much media attention they all get.

arlen holder

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Feb 9, 2019, 1:31:57 AM2/9/19

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On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 21:58:25 -0800, Alan Baker wrote:

> No.
> ARTICLES.

o Dear badgolferman ... how does one deal with people that incredibly ignorant?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/Tv8DDWzQRys>