Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release

From	David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.ipad
Subject	Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release
Date	2015-03-12 15:19 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<mdsaon$4ah$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 12/03/2015 15:01, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2015-03-12, David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> On 12/03/2015 12:56, Lewis wrote:
>> []
>>> Really? How so? There are no security issues with iOS bluetooth that I
>>> know of. Or are you just spreading FUD?
>>
>> Any unnecessary connection into a computer is a potential security risk,
>> and should be disabled if not required.  Just good security practice.
>
> Do you also disable WiFi and your cellular connection regularly, since
> those are also not required on a continuous basis? If not, what makes
> Bluetooth so special in this regard - according to you? The fact is
> there are many different features that require Bluetooth (some, but
> certainly not all, have been listed in this thread already). Personally,
> I use some of those features, such as Handoff and Bluetooth peripherals,
> frequently enough that disabling Bluetooth frequently would severely
> reduce my productivity. I don't expect every iOS user to be able to say
> that, but have to think that Apple probably has a much better grasp of
> how many iOS users might need Bluetooth-enabled functionality (whether
> they realize it or not), and they almost certainly have a much better
> idea of the security implications than little, old you.

Personal insults will not get you anywhere in this discussion.

Yes, I disable Wi-Fi and cellular if they are not needed.  Personally, I 
have no need for Bluetooth so it's disabled as well but, as I said, if 
it /is/ routinely required then by all means enable it and leave it enabled.

What is potentially hazardous here is that if a user has decided to 
leave Bluetooth off, then Apple should not be overriding that choice, at 
least not without warning the user that a change is being made to one of 
their connectivity settings.  Apple should leave the setting as it was.

-- 
Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

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Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-11 18:50 +0000
  Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-11 14:54 -0400
  Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 18:58 +0000
    Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-11 15:01 -0400
    Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-11 22:44 +0000
      Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 23:06 +0000
        Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-12 18:15 +0000
  Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-11 19:32 +0000
  Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-03-11 12:39 -0700
    Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 19:47 +0000
      Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 19:57 +0000
      Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Adair Bordon <Adair@not_my_real_email.com> - 2015-03-11 22:29 +0000
      Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-03-13 13:47 -0700
    Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-11 20:50 +0000
      Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-11 22:45 +0000
        Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-11 23:05 +0000
          Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-12 18:18 +0000
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-12 18:45 +0000
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-12 19:41 -0500
              Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 16:27 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 13:10 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 17:12 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 17:17 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 17:25 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 18:02 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 18:44 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 19:03 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 19:46 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 16:45 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 21:24 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 14:06 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 18:41 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-13 13:43 -0500
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 19:05 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 19:46 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 16:45 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 21:11 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-13 21:55 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 16:45 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-03-13 13:50 -0700
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 17:03 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-14 12:54 -0500
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 14:04 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-14 15:06 -0500
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 16:08 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-14 16:30 -0500
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 21:41 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-13 17:47 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 18:43 +0000
        Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-12 01:59 +0000
          Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-12 18:17 +0000
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-12 18:47 +0000
              Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-12 20:20 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 16:26 -0400
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-12 19:13 +0000
              Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-12 20:20 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-12 21:22 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 16:24 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-13 22:39 +0000
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 15:53 -0400
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-12 21:35 +0000
              Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2015-03-13 16:26 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 13:09 -0400
        Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 00:02 -0400
      Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-12 07:34 +0000
        Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-12 12:56 +0000
          Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-12 14:50 +0000
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-12 15:01 +0000
              Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-12 15:19 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 11:28 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-12 15:35 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-12 19:20 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 15:53 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-12 20:12 -0500
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 11:11 -0400
            Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-12 21:33 +0000
              Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-13 09:05 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-13 11:15 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-14 09:01 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 12:12 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-14 14:06 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 13:01 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-14 19:54 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 17:18 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 13:42 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-14 18:52 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 15:41 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 20:26 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 16:28 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-14 20:49 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 16:58 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-03-15 10:24 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 09:07 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Peter Crosland <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-03-15 18:38 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 21:39 +0000
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 08:21 -0400
                Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 12:20 -0400
        Re: Apple fixes major oversight with iOS 8.2 release nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-12 10:28 -0400

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