octalfudge@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple says it would remove iMessage and FaceTime in the UK rather than break end-to-end encryption9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down19
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minus-squareabhibeckert@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe way Facetime works is extensively documented and thoroughly audited by third parties - many of whom publish their findings. If China had a back door into Facetime, I suspect I’d know about it as someone who follows these things pretty closely.
minus-squareJiveTurkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoRight but none of it is open source so being extensively documented doesn’t mean much and what I said still stands. You are assuming that what apple has told you is the truth with zero 3rd party audits of the underlying code.
The way Facetime works is extensively documented and thoroughly audited by third parties - many of whom publish their findings.
If China had a back door into Facetime, I suspect I’d know about it as someone who follows these things pretty closely.
Right but none of it is open source so being extensively documented doesn’t mean much and what I said still stands. You are assuming that what apple has told you is the truth with zero 3rd party audits of the underlying code.