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So Apple has introduced a new system called “Private Cloud Compute” that al… |
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Post #Aiok8unvizGhE72Jge by [email protected] |
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Apple, unlike most other mobile providers, has traditionally done a lot of proc… |
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Post #Aiok8w0jEt6Gy623H6 by [email protected] |
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The problem is that while modern phone “neural” hardware is improving, it�… |
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Post #Aiok8xConQMgfshDl2 by [email protected] |
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But if you send your tasks out to servers in “the cloud” (god using quotes … |
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Post #Aiok8yMmTrvcH4MgvQ by [email protected] |
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The solution Apple has come up with is to try to build secure and trustworthy h… |
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Post #Aiok8zYA52crwehIIq by [email protected] |
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TL;DR: it is not easy. Building trustworthy computers is literally the hardest … |
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Post #Aiok90ZcH7Nr7SNyD2 by [email protected] |
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The first thing Apple is doing is using all the advances they’ve made in buil… |
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Then they’re throwing all kinds of processes at the server hardware to make s… |
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Post #Aiok933T36RyocMq12 by [email protected] |
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They also use a bunch of protections to ensure that software is legitimate. One… |
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Post #Aiok94EqeH9EUChROS by [email protected] |
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A second protection is that the operating system can “attest” to the softwa… |
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Post #Aiok95GIqLuDf0O7Ie by [email protected] |
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Of course, knowing that the phone is running a specific piece of software doesn… |
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Post #Aiol7uvTt0VTGjekWu by [email protected] |
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Security researchers will get *some code* and a VM they can use to run the soft… |
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Post #Aiol7uzNeVcrSpTrbk by [email protected] |
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When your phone wants to outsource a task, it will contact Apple and obtain a l… |
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Post #Aiol7v3HQ0kFevIyga by [email protected] |
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Ok there are probably half a dozen more technical details in the blog post. It�… |
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Post #Aiol7v6pCpa3puxoDA by [email protected] |
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But now the tough questions. Is it a good idea? And is it as secure as what App… |
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Post #Aiol7vAMzePs0ucdjk by [email protected] |
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Quick intermission: I also posted this thread on Twitter, and then this happene… |
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Post #Aiol7vEGl9XGD0Rkoa by [email protected] |
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Back to the substance.I admit that as I learned about this feature, it made me … |
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Post #Aiol7vHoXyN4O06aLA by [email protected] |
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As best I can tell, Apple does not have explicit plans to announce when your da… |
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Post #Aiol7vLiJTUSa5vhQ0 by [email protected] |
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Finally, there are so many invisible sharp edges that could exist in a system l… |
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Post #Aiol7vPG6IKGl5aWwa by [email protected] |
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Wrapping up on a more positive note: it’s worth keeping in mind that sometime… |
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Post #Aiol7vT9rnRexBPe1Q by [email protected] |
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And of course, keep in mind that super-spies aren’t your biggest adversary. F… |
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Post #Aiol7xAnX1wmEoq0gK by [email protected] |
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In any case, this is the world we’re moving to. Your phone might seem to be i… |
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Post #Aiomv1pJ7RtKoWkaq8 by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green oh my gods I’d have to take a shower if he replied to me |
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Post #AionZqkBEGfMJYojjs by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green I'm so sorry |
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Post #AionZshlwBvcOfhqGO by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green Is there information on the environmental impact of this featu… |
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Post #AiooMELQmjPtPYJKfQ by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green Suppose, only for the sake of argument, that these technical m… |
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Post #Aioop2DiwSSgCqROc4 by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green This is really good, and I hope to have time to really dig int… |
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Post #AiouEipa9Ys3N4DV3I by [email protected] |
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@slimhazard @matthew_d_green I think a more interesting question to ask about B… |
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Post #AiouEivxlpyVgrCazw by [email protected] |
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@abhayakara @matthew_d_green In Boeing‘s case, it‘s usually attributed to m… |
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Post #AiovgmQ8V6QoZBG1dw by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green related to Microsoft's "Why Should I Trust Your Code?… |
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Post #AiowZnkzEYrmdcFLCy by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green great write up, and I think this is a good world to be moving … |
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Post #Aip19tb5OesSzd59DE by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green it also assumes that you trust apple with your sensitive data.… |
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Post #Aip4yDc5YDdpPiEpyy by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green I wish instead we could focus on getting people to reject it a… |
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Post #AipJaohvTziOp0GgLY by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green It might be suboptimal, but it's the same as the code runn… |
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Post #AipJaonx7aXH7h5Ujw by [email protected] |
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@cesarb That’s true but the threat model is different. Assume Apple isn’t d… |
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Post #AipJaotcmV4ZPHk1a4 by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green @cesarb So, once again, it boils down to who you trust. Person… |
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Post #AipSa8TpNlotRXQKfY by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green Thank you for the thread. Do you think having this cloud magic… |
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Post #Aiq25frinqsCMJNFfU by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green that’s why I’ve blocked him |
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Post #Air90aGn4dkoOSZzrE by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green And of course the nation state who could defeat all the protec… |
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Post #AitS7z6bQ8hYtNyba4 by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green my concern is human nature and corporate greed. this is a dece… |
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Post #AixYNEzrzmwisbKDOC by [email protected] |
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@matthew_d_green Good thread about apple's "send your AI requests to t… |
