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  • Re: iOS 16.2 is out

    From Andy Burnelli@21:1/5 to Andy Burnelli on Wed Dec 14 17:14:33 2022
    XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy

    Andy Burnelli wrote:

    Wade Garrett wrote:

    On 12/13/22 1:38 PM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
    See subject line

    Well whoopty freakin' do...

    FACT: There were over 30 security holes in iOS that iOS 16.2 fixes.
    Yes. That's how _bad_ Apple quality control is for the iOS relesae.

    And yes, _exploited_ zero-day holes are included in that fact.

    BTW, since I've plonked almost all the Apple iKooks who will, invariably
    claim out of their unfathomably consistent ignorance of all things Apple
    that every fact they're ignorant of about Apple must be, to them, a lie...

    Here is a cite for that fact of how atrocious iOS security truly is...
    *iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 Fix Over 30 Security Vulnerabilities*
    <https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/13/apple-ios-16-2-security-vulnerabilities-fixed/>

    And as for iOS being the worst smartphone OS in history, see this today:
    *Apple fixes 'actively exploited' zero-day security vulnerability affecting most iPhones*
    <https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/13/apple-zero-day-webkit-iphone/>

    In summary, to respond to Wade's assessment of "whoopty freakin' do", his child-like response belies his almost total ignorance of what Apple is.

    The fact is that you can't find a more buggy insecure smartphone OS.
    If you could, you would.

    And you can't.

    Because ... _FACT_:
    *No smartphone has more zero-day holes, than does the Apple iPhone.*

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  • From Andy Burnelli@21:1/5 to Wade Garrett on Wed Dec 14 17:07:16 2022
    XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy

    Wade Garrett wrote:

    On 12/13/22 1:38 PM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
    See subject line

    Well whoopty freakin' do...

    FACT: There were over 30 security holes in iOS that iOS 16.2 fixes.
    Yes. That's how _bad_ Apple quality control is for the iOS relesae.

    And yes, _exploited_ zero-day holes are included in that fact.
    Remember Apple has _never_ in its entire history found its zero-day holes.

    *Nobody who makes a smartphone OS has more zero-day holes than Apple*

    Bearing in mind Apple quality control is incompetent (by Apple's own
    admission, which we've discussed from their public internal emails),
    it's not surprising that Apple didnt' find a ton of holes in iOS (again).

    Never forget the fact that no smartphone operating system has more zero-day holes than iOS, simply because Apple R&D spends almost nothing to test iOS.

    Apple essentially shoves iOS out to the user base to test for them.
    (And to the hackers, by the way, given NSO penetrated the iOS kernel many times, while Pegasus has never been able to penetrate the Android kernel).

    *Why does iOS have so many releases to fix holes Apple didn't find?*

    Remember, nobody spends _less_ in R&D than does Apple, and likely, nobody spends more in MARKETING claiming that they have tested their products.

    Also bear in mind the recent huge lie Apple was forced to admit, which is
    only iOS 16.x will have the latest bugfixes (i.e., 15.x is vulnerable).

    --
    Posted out of the goodness of my heart to disseminate useful information
    which, in this case, is to explain why no smartphone operating system is as insecure as is iOS.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Andy Burnelli on Wed Dec 14 09:24:14 2022
    XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy

    On 2022-12-14 09:07, Andy Burnelli wrote:
    Wade Garrett wrote:

    On 12/13/22 1:38 PM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
    See subject line

    Well whoopty freakin' do...

    FACT: There were over 30 security holes in iOS that iOS 16.2 fixes.
    Yes. That's how _bad_ Apple quality control is for the iOS relesae.

    If it were a fact, you'd provide support for that...

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Alan on Thu Dec 15 09:20:16 2022
    XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

    On 2022-12-14 17:24:14 +0000, Alan said:
    On 2022-12-14 09:07, Andy Burnelli wrote:
    Wade Garrett wrote:
    On 12/13/22 1:38 PM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
    See subject line

    Well whoopty freakin' do...

    FACT: There were over 30 security holes in iOS that iOS 16.2 fixes.
    Yes. That's how _bad_ Apple quality control is for the iOS relesae.

    If it were a fact, you'd provide support for that...

    The actual *facts* prove that the moronic troll Arlen knows absolutely nothing.

    In reality (rather than Arlen's fantsy world inside his own head),
    Android and its apps are proven buggier than iOS and it apps:

    Across all of our exploratory cycles requested last quarter,
    36.7% were Android and 35.5% iOS. However, 39.8% of our bugs
    come from Android cycles, while only 31.5% come from iOS.

    77% of customers who tested both iOS and Android apps
    received more bugs on Android. With their Android apps being
    on average 24.7% buggier than the iOS equivalent.

    <https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/bug-wars-gold-digger-edition>


    Android is also proven less secure than iOS (partly due to the
    proliferation of 'el cheapo' Android phones making it a bigger target
    for malware makers):

    Studies show that mobile malware targets Android much more
    than iOS, so for this reason, and all the others stated in
    this article, iOS is more secure. While you can remove
    malware from Android and iPhone, it's better not to get it
    in the first place.

    ...

    Until we see those changes borne out in the real world,
    however, we're going to have to give it to iOS. In 2022,
    iOS is still the best operating system when it comes to
    smartphone safety.

    <https://nordvpn.com/blog/ios-vs-android-security/>

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