Apple now strives to design and build products that last as long as possible

Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by saagarjha on Monday September 17, 2018 @11:50AM (#18007031)

> But what unpatched security flaws have been reported in older versions of iOS that would allow an attacker to install a keylogger or otherwise exfiltrate user data?

…a jailbreak?

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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by scarface74 on Monday September 17, 2018 @02:08PM (#18008354)

I haven’t been able to find an untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5 - ie a method for an unsuspecting user to have his iOS device compromised.

A “tethered jailbreak” means the user purposefully went through a series of steps to jailbreak thier device or someone else physically got access to thier device.

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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by saagarjha on Monday September 17, 2018 @06:27PM (#18010659)

I don't quite understand what you're trying to say here. The difference between an "untethered" and a "tethered" jailbreak is that an untethered one sticks around after you reboot your phone. So how exactly is this relevant here?

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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by scarface74 on Monday September 17, 2018 @06:37PM (#18010724)

An untethered jailbreak is one that doesn’t required you to be connected to your computer. (http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/24/tethered-jailbreak-vs-untethe...). A tethered jailbreak requires you to be connected to a computer.

The difference is that an untethered jailbreak takes advantage of a security flaw in the OS that could be theoretically embedded into a website that you visit and your phone could be jail broken without your knowledge.

A tethered jailbreak means that you either intentionally took steps to bypass the security of the OS or someone who had access to your device did.

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