That’s an interesting question that is circulating around the Internet today because of a presentation by forensic scientist and iPhone jailbreak expert Jonathan Zdziarski. He claims that several backdoor security mechanisms are secretly included in iOS by Apple. And these backdoors make covert data collection easier for Apple and governments. This despite the fact that Apple has claimed to be not working with any government to collect data on their behalf. Zdziarski claims to be attempting to draw attention to these backdoors and to get answers as to why they exist. Having said that, he’s posted the slides from his presentation and his journal paper on the subject is available for sale which is interesting. For anyone interested in the security mechanisms found in iOS, the presentation slides are very technical, but nonetheless they make an interesting read.
It will be interesting to see if Apple comments on this as I believe they at least have to say something, if not disprove everything that Zdziarski has said as they love to tout how secure iOS is versus Android.
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Does iOS Have A Deliberate Backdoor?
That’s an interesting question that is circulating around the Internet today because of a presentation by forensic scientist and iPhone jailbreak expert Jonathan Zdziarski. He claims that several backdoor security mechanisms are secretly included in iOS by Apple. And these backdoors make covert data collection easier for Apple and governments. This despite the fact that Apple has claimed to be not working with any government to collect data on their behalf. Zdziarski claims to be attempting to draw attention to these backdoors and to get answers as to why they exist. Having said that, he’s posted the slides from his presentation and his journal paper on the subject is available for sale which is interesting. For anyone interested in the security mechanisms found in iOS, the presentation slides are very technical, but nonetheless they make an interesting read.
It will be interesting to see if Apple comments on this as I believe they at least have to say something, if not disprove everything that Zdziarski has said as they love to tout how secure iOS is versus Android.
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