Welcome to the first edition of the Magic Monday newsletter. I'm Ian Williams, your humble curator and opinionator. For far too long, I've seen (and been forwarded) an incredible amount of preposterously bad Mac and Apple information on social media platforms. It is my sincere hope that I can bring clarity, simplicity, informed insight, and probably a bit of sarcasm to your Mac and Apple tech life. Without further ado..
An Unfixable iPhone Problem?
Security company Paradigm Shift announced its discovery of a security vulnerability in devices using A12, A13, S4, and S5 processors. The most popular affected devices are iPhone XR, XS, and 11 models, and it is true that this vulnerability cannot be fixed by Apple because it is baked into the hardware at the factory (in the BootROM.) What does this mean for you?
