If iPhones had flaws in the encryption or security, they WOULD be exploited and monetised.
A zero day remote attack on an iOS device is worth so much money that you have to be _really_ ethical as a hacker not to sell it and report it to Apple for a small reward instead.
The last time one was deployed "publicly" was against Jeff Bezos (or his wife) - one of the top10 richest people in the world anyway. And then it was patched for everyone.
If iPhones had flaws in the encryption or security, they WOULD be exploited and monetised.
A zero day remote attack on an iOS device is worth so much money that you have to be _really_ ethical as a hacker not to sell it and report it to Apple for a small reward instead.
The last time one was deployed "publicly" was against Jeff Bezos (or his wife) - one of the top10 richest people in the world anyway. And then it was patched for everyone.
Apple owns the code and all it's visibility - you're not allowed to see it.
They don't need a 0 day to compromise your device, they can just choose to do it at any point. You're simply trusting they don't.
And you think not having a the source available hiders security researchers?
It’s kind of what they do.
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