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Re:Apple pays out millions to student after repair techs sha... by michaelt on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:10PM (#27424213)
I see what you mean, but that sounds like a gigantic attack surface for all the companies that sell oppressive regimes tools for hacking into arrested human rights activists' phones.
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Re:Apple pays out millions to student after repair techs sha... by LorenPechtel on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:45PM (#27425609)
It depends on how it's designed. It wouldn't be that expensive to add a second memory chip. Provide some way to boot to the alternate, when the alternate is running the primary isn't even powered up. Zero attack surface.
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