> The changes strip out the bill's requirement for
> "original equipment manufacturers [or OEMs] to
> provide to the public any passwords, security codes
> or materials to override security features."
Why do I feel like this is a major security hazard and/or a way to circumvent apples features to prevent law enforcement and other bad actors and allow them to access phones.
Isn’t there a whole multi-million industry built on software sold to LEO/Agencies for cracking and tracking IPhones?
lifeissajoke t1_j295ea4 wrote
Reply to New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill - Last-minute concessions weakened the rules, which will only apply to new consumer products sold after July 1st. by speckz
> The changes strip out the bill's requirement for > "original equipment manufacturers [or OEMs] to > provide to the public any passwords, security codes > or materials to override security features."
Why do I feel like this is a major security hazard and/or a way to circumvent apples features to prevent law enforcement and other bad actors and allow them to access phones.
Isn’t there a whole multi-million industry built on software sold to LEO/Agencies for cracking and tracking IPhones?
EDIT: Fixed quotes.