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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by imran3740 on Sunday November 04, 2018 @04:58PM (#18378276)
What about a physical killswitch goes against Apple's design? The iPhone has always had a ringer/vibrate switch on its side since it was introduced. Obviously it doesn't do anything hardware-wise, but it's still a switch that disables some functionality.
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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by slededit on Sunday November 04, 2018 @05:07PM (#18378312)
That has a common use case of not wanting your phone ringing in a meeting.

People expect their computers not to listen to them when not actively using the mic. Your switch is the program that records you, a second is redundant and confusing.

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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by Spooky23 on Sunday November 04, 2018 @05:43PM (#18378454)
It’s a part that when it fails is probably a motherboard replacement ($), and it fails often because people.
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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by IBM on Sunday November 04, 2018 @05:10PM (#18378326)
Almost all of Apple's security features are invisible and by default and don't get in the way. They're striking the balance between user experience and security.
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