Hello, Penguins! We will interrupt this week’s showcase friday to bring you a breaking news story. Apple just released an update to iOS 17 that fixes a bug that has been leaking users’ Wi-Fi MAC addresses for the past three years. This is a major privacy faceplant for Apple, and it’s a cautionary tale for all closed-source giants. The bug, reported under CVE-2023-42846 could have allowed attackers to track users’ movements by monitoring their Wi-Fi MAC addresses.
  • @[email protected]
    16•2 years ago

    This is a real win-win for Apple.

    • 3 years ago, they got to brag about implementing a privacy feature.
    • And now, they get to brag about patching a newly discovered privacy bug in record time!

    The target market has eaten this up like pigs at a trough too. From r/privacy of all places:

    • “I’m not going to drop everything and sell all of my Apple products over something so minor especially since this issue never directly effected me.”
    • “Redditors love to hate on Apple so much. As an Apple customer this really isn’t a big issue”
    • “At least they took the time to fix it which is something a lot of companies wouldn’t do.”
    • Danny MOP
      5•2 years ago

      Maybe you’re right, but to me it’s still worth it to point out those issues

      • @[email protected]
        8•2 years ago

        I agree, and thank you for pointing them out 😊 I think everybody should hold big tech responsible, whether they like/use the products, or whether they don’t.

        I consider it important to remain critical, even of the stuff I love

      • @[email protected]
        7•2 years ago

        I can’t even with these people. Sitting duckz/suckersz doesn’t even begin to accurately convey