Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ...
by AnthonyMouse on Thursday August 05, 2021 @09:25PM
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The real problem here is that the user can't un-pwn the device, because it's the corporation that has root instead of the user.
To do a factory reset or otherwise get it back into a state where the spyware the abuser installed is not present, the manufacturer requires the authorization of the abuser. If you can't root your own device then you can't e.g. spoof the spyware and have it report what you want it to report instead of what you're actually doing.
To do a factory reset or otherwise get it back into a state where the spyware the abuser installed is not present, the manufacturer requires the authorization of the abuser. If you can't root your own device then you can't e.g. spoof the spyware and have it report what you want it to report instead of what you're actually doing.