NSA backdoor found in front facing iPhone camera

[Tsukasa Buddha]

In what is being called “selfie-gate”, a hardware-based backdoor has been discovered by Reddit hackers.

But the real news is that the First Annual ISF Secret Santa is now open for sign up until this Friday, November 28.

 

[SatansMaleVoiceChoir]

In what is being called “selfie-gate”, a hardware-based backdoor has been discovered by Reddit hackers.

Can't find anything on this. The only thing I can find in the news about the iPhone is related to it winning 'Phone of the Year' and 'Gadget of the Year' at the Pocketlint Awards in London.

 

[Donal]

In what is being called “selfie-gate”,

Because of course it is.

a hardware-based backdoor has been discovered by Reddit hackers.

Linky?

 

[ctamblyn]

Can't find anything on this. The only thing I can find in the news about the iPhone is related to it winning 'Phone of the Year' and 'Gadget of the Year' at the Pocketlint Awards in London.

Because of course it is.



Linky?

You might have missed the others in the series:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285758
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285757
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285756
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285755
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285754
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285753
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285752
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285751
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285750

 

[SatansMaleVoiceChoir]

You might have missed the others in the series:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285758
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285757
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285756
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285755
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285754
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285753
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285752
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285751
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=285750

So we've been done?

 

[BenBurch]

yup

 

[Apathia]

 

[SatansMaleVoiceChoir]

yup

I still don't get the joke...

 

[Octavo]

I still don't get the joke...

It's not so much a joke as click-bait, pure and simple. Still, it's only once a year.

 

[SatansMaleVoiceChoir]

It's not so much a joke as click-bait, pure and simple. Still, it's only once a year.

Ah. Hard to be grumpy about seasonal japes, but I do prefer my click-bait with some entertainment value!