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'''iOS''' is a [[closed source]] [[operating system]] used by [[Apple]]. From the earliest versions on, IOS did collect private information,<ref>https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-data-collection-stored-request/</ref> like location data,<ref>https://www.themarysue.com/iphone-tracking/</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/20/iphone-tracking-prompts-privacy-fears</ref><ref>https://www.wired.com/2011/04/apple-iphone-tracking/</ref> without informing the userbase. | '''iOS''' is a [[closed source]] [[operating system]] used by [[Apple]]. From the earliest versions on, IOS did collect private information,<ref>https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-data-collection-stored-request/</ref> like location data,<ref>https://www.themarysue.com/iphone-tracking/</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/20/iphone-tracking-prompts-privacy-fears</ref><ref>https://www.wired.com/2011/04/apple-iphone-tracking/</ref> without informing the userbase. | ||
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| + | Mid [[2023]] [[Kaspersky]] reported about a hack that targeted IOS devices of their mid to upper management with an exploit that was using iMessage as a way into the system, which may be a dedicated [[backdoor]] not fixed/left open on purpose by Apple.<ref>https://securelist.com/operation-triangulation/109842/</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/technology/russias-fsb-says-us-nsa-penetrated-thousands-apple-phones-spy-plot-2023-06-01/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:44, 1 June 2023
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iOS is a closed source operating system used by Apple. From the earliest versions on, IOS did collect private information,[1] like location data,[2][3][4] without informing the userbase.
Operation Triangulation
Mid 2023 Kaspersky reported about a hack that targeted IOS devices of their mid to upper management with an exploit that was using iMessage as a way into the system, which may be a dedicated backdoor not fixed/left open on purpose by Apple.[5][6]
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References
- ↑ https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-data-collection-stored-request/
- ↑ https://www.themarysue.com/iphone-tracking/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/20/iphone-tracking-prompts-privacy-fears
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/2011/04/apple-iphone-tracking/
- ↑ https://securelist.com/operation-triangulation/109842/
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/technology/russias-fsb-says-us-nsa-penetrated-thousands-apple-phones-spy-plot-2023-06-01/
