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Memory Integrity Enforcement

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superkuh ◴[] No.45188404[source]
This is the opposite of fun computing. This is commercial computing who's only use case it making sure that people can send/receive money through their computers securely. I love being able to peek/poke inside and look at my processes ram, or patch the memory of an executable. All this sounds pretty impossible on Apple's locked down systems.

They're not so much general purpose computers anymore as they are locked down bank terminals.

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user3939382 ◴[] No.45188497[source]
Bingo. None of this is for users. Apple somehow managed to put on a marketing mask of user respect when they’re at least as user abusive as anyone else.
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astrange ◴[] No.45188809[source]
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jan/17/two-female-acti...
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bigyabai ◴[] No.45193917[source]
It's detestable how Apple handled the aftermath of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FORCEDENTRY

  In November 2021, Apple Inc. filed a complaint against NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber Technologies in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in relation to FORCEDENTRY, requesting injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and disgorgement of profits but in 2024 asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit.
The perpetrators were caught red-handed and let, go by Apple! This crime can, will, and has continued to happen due to the negligence of Apple's leadership. No doubt influenced by Tim Cook's obligation to the White House and their friends.
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1. saagarjha ◴[] No.45194645[source]
If I remember correctly the Israeli government stepped in and seized all the material that Apple could use in the lawsuit, so there was no point in continuing.
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2. bigyabai ◴[] No.45200421[source]
If Israel can deter Apple so easily, that doesn't bode well at all for Apple's stance towards American surveillance.