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Protip: All iOS Users Should Update To 11.4.1 Right Now, Do It!

Redhead On Moped

Redhead On Moped

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Oct 25, 2017
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208857
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208938

On any of these?
  • iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X
  • iPad Air, Air 2 and 5th-gen and 6th-gen iPad.
  • iPad Mini 2, 3, and 4.
  • All iPad Pro Units.
  • 6th-gen iPod Touch.
Apple's iOS 11.4.1 update came out a few hours ago, and with it comes USB Restricted Mode, a feature that the Titan Of Privacy himself smiles on. USB Restricted mode is designed to better protect your iOS device from hardware unlocking boxes used by hackers and law enforcement to gain access to your devices. With this mode, if over an hour passes since the device has been unlocked, the lightning connector will block all data and will only allow power. It is enabled by default, but you can turn it off if you choose to (Cupertino is all about choice, but you still should not turn it off, you want it enabled!).

Just one more way to protect your privacy against those that may maliciously want to crack into it.
 
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Redhead On Moped

Redhead On Moped

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Oct 25, 2017
3,859
USA, Sol 3, Universe 1
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The procedure is not viable once USB Restricted Mode activates. Through testing, ElcomSoft confirmed a successful USB lock is "maintained through reboots, and persists software restores via Recovery mode. In other words, we have found no obvious way to break USB Restricted Mode once it is already engaged."
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It will still be a cat and mouse game for a bit, but it's still better than nothing.
 

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This is a little disingenuous. There isn't a malicious security threat that requires attention RGHT NW. It's a welcome feature but nothing worth pulling the fire alarm about. That day will come.
 
WiiDSmoker

WiiDSmoker

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May 13, 2018
224
Jtwo said:
This is a little disingenuous. There isn't a malicious security threat that requires attention RGHT NW. It's a welcome feature but nothing worth pulling the fire alarm about. That day will come.
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And here come the apologist.

Please tell me your name, address, SSN, passwords. You've got nothing to hide.
 
Shoes

Shoes

One Winged Slayer
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Oct 25, 2017
1,586
Jtwo said:
This is a little disingenuous. There isn't a malicious security threat that requires attention RGHT NW. It's a welcome feature but nothing worth pulling the fire alarm about. That day will come.
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I mean, it's HUELEN.

Regardless, it's a major step in the right direction for data protection.
 

Ashhong

Member
Oct 26, 2017
16,650
Redhead On Moped said:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208857
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208938

On any of these?
  • iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X
  • iPad Air, Air 2 and 5th-gen and 6th-gen iPad.
  • iPad Mini 2, 3, and 4.
  • All iPad Pro Units.
  • 6th-gen iPod Touch.
Apple's iOS 11.4.1 update came out a few hours ago, and with it comes USB Restricted Mode, a feature that the Titan Of Privacy himself smiles on. USB Restricted mode is designed to better protect your iOS device from hardware unlocking boxes used by hackers and law enforcement to gain access to your devices. With this mode, if over an hour passes, the lightning connector will block all data and will only allow power. It is enabled by default, but you can turn it off if you choose to (Cupertino is all about choice, but you still should not turn it off, you want it enabled!).

Just one more way to protect your privacy against those that may maliciously want to crack into it.
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If over an hour after what? I'm trying to understand how this will come into play..
 

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Paz said:
I googled it in response to your post and I think maybe your ire is misdirected at me instead of people typing the name of a city as shorthand for the name of a company that already has a shorter name than the name of the city.

What possible reason is there to use the word Cupertino to refer to Apple?
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you are thinking too hard. it's like saying Detroit when referring to the American auto makers.
 
A Syrian Communist

A Syrian Communist

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Oct 25, 2017
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Do people really call Apple Cupertino wtf

why

just call it Apple it's shorter and has less sylables I don't get you Apple guys sometimes
 
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Redhead On Moped

Redhead On Moped

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Oct 25, 2017
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USA, Sol 3, Universe 1
Plotinus said:
More like SUPERtino
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Ashhong

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Redhead On Moped said:
Formatting ate it, sorry! Fixed it.
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I don't quite get it. If the phone is unlocked, why would it limit the USB like that? What's the point? If the police or someone has hardware unlocked the phone, cant they just lock it before that hour and then unlock it again? Or wouldn't they have gotten your data within that hour?
 
finalflame

finalflame

Product Management
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Oct 27, 2017
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Sami said:
Do people really call Apple Cupertino wtf

why

just call it Apple it's shorter and has less sylables I don't get you Apple guys sometimes
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Nope, only this dude for whatever reason. Every. Damn. Time. I work and live in the Bay Area ffs, in Silicon Valley, no less, and am friends with a handful of Apple engineers and STILL have not heard anyone but this human being refer to apple as "Cupertino".
 
The Real Abed

The Real Abed

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Oct 25, 2017
7,727
Pennsylvania
I'm already on 12. Which has an automatic update feature that will make sure you never have to manually update again. (And I know a lot of people who put it off or never update because it means they have to not be able to use their phone for a few minutes.) It'll update while you sleep.
 
Dalek

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Oct 25, 2017
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finalflame said:
Nope, only this dude for whatever reason. Every. Damn. Time. I work and live in the Bay Area ffs, in Silicon Valley, no less, and am friends with a handful of Apple engineers and STILL have not heard anyone but this human being refer to apple as "Cupertino".
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It's like how no one in the Bay Area refers to San Francisco as "Frisco" but people who don't live here do.
 
Hecht

Hecht

Blue light comes around
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Oct 24, 2017
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Cool. Should be a welcome addition to my iPhone. Only hope that Redmond will add something similar to my Windows devices.
 
finalflame

finalflame

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Dalek said:
It's like how no one in the Bay Area refers to San Francisco as "Frisco" but people who don't live here do.
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YUP. Same with "San Fran" and calling California "Cali". I don't know why people are so drawn to these abbreviations, I honestly never hear them in popular culture/media stuff or whatever, but 90% of people I talk to from out of town ONLY call it the abbreviations nobody here users. It's nuts. I always telling people to please just call it SF or "the city", but I feel I'm making the world a better place by doing so.
 
ZeroX

ZeroX

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Oct 25, 2017
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Speed Force
Does this fix the audio stuttering glitch on iPad? If not, I'm not bothering with it. Fuck security. Give me proper podcast playback.
 
Fliesen

Fliesen

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Oct 25, 2017
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Huelen calling Apple "Cupertino" kinda leads to an instant derail of every thread - can we somehow avoid this? Either, how about Huelen accept that people find this really silly and just stop doing so?

That would be very much in the interest of your threads actually staying more on topic - which should be your highest priority, should it not? Otherwise, it's just trolling, ... right?

Also - Good move by Apple.
Though not an update i'd urge people to install right the fuck now, but rather one they should definitely install when prompted.
 

Gatti-man

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Jan 31, 2018
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Who cares. The idea of privacy and some phone security is so ridiculous. The same people freaking about phone security have gmail accounts and Facebook pages lol.
 
Shyotl

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Oct 25, 2017
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Neat feature. Hopefully Seoul has a similar feature in the pipeline.. even though it usually takes Dallas way too long to push out OTA updates.
 
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Redhead On Moped

Redhead On Moped

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Oct 25, 2017
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USA, Sol 3, Universe 1
xxracerxx said:
I always wonder what shit OP gets up to that they are so privacy focused.
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Answer is the same as most people, though most don't think about it: EVERYTHING

Think about it. For most people, their smartphone is THE most personal computer they will ever own. You have your contacts, your credentials, your everything all in one place. It's a wallet, your safe, and everything else. Of course you want to keep your shit as protected as possible.
 

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Fliesen said:
Huelen calling Apple "Cupertino" kinda leads to an instant derail of every thread - can we somehow avoid this? Either, how about Huelen accept that people find this really silly and just stop doing so?
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*ctrl-f Huelen*

Whew, good thing that poster isn't in this thread calling things by the wrong name.
 
MrKlaw

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Oct 25, 2017
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Don't you have to unlock to trust a new USB device? If so, how does this help because it's supposed to protect from being connected without your consent to a grey box?
 
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