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Apple will be able to update iPhones while they're still in the box, report claims (me.mashable.com)
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Apple will be able to update iPhones while they're still in the box, report claims::No more updating right after you unpack your iPhone.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you aware of Pegasus? 0 interaction required. The hackers just need your phone number and for your phone to receive a text. They can then go and remove the payload text since they have full access to your phone leaving you with zero trace of being infected.

This is obviously not a worry for the average person but to say iOS and Android do not have a meaningful malware concern is just false.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is how Kashoghi was spied on by the Saudis and eventually murdered.

They turned his phone into a spy device.

[–] newIdentity 0 points 1 year ago

As long as you aren't a journalist, that's not really a problem.

In most cases...