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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Curious - SMS / Mac
Date: 11 Jan 2015 16:02:37 GMT
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On 2015-01-11, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 15-01-11 10:05, Alan Browne wrote:
>
>> Rough path:
>> 	My Mac -> Apple (Xing international border; cc: CSIS, NSA)
>> 	Apple -> my iPhone (Xing international border; cc: NSA, CSIS)
>> 	my iPhone (SMS) -> my cellco.
>> 	my cellco -> his cellco.
>> 	his cellco -> his android.
>
> Is it documented that the flow goes through the Apple servers instead of
> the Mac connecting directly to the iPhone ?
>
> I was thinking that the Mac and iPhone would get to know about each
> other's IP address via Bonjour on the LAN and then exchange data directly.
>
> However, if it worked with a phone outside of the LAN, I guess Apple is
> involved in some way.

It does go through Apple, and it is encrypted.

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