Re: Cydia crash

A normal computer is usually behind a firewall of sorts. An iPhone is
unfirewalled directly connected to the Internet, with a known, open
root password, usually in a known IP block.

It's a liability ... in your pocket!

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On 17 May 2010, at 20:58, Steve Morris <barbershopsteve@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jared,
>
> I agree with everything you say except that every normal computer is
> also a network device. Your rules should apply to every device on the
> Internet. That is both the strength and the weakness of the Internet
> as compared to earlier proprietary switched networks . Every device
> with an IP address is equal. Any "special" computers are special by
> convention only. I've never been able to decide whether that makes it
> the purest democracy ever or the purest anarchy ever or both. ;-)
> Conceptually driving any Internet device is no different than driving
> a car. Both are powerful and potentially dangerous tools designed to
> improve life via communication on an open network. For a car that
> network is the road system. Both need to be used responsibly.
>
> Steve
>
> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Jared Earle <jearle@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 17 May 2010, at 18:15, Carlos Alvarez <caalvarez@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Well, that's really it. Not that you should know the outcome of your testing, but that you should understand the potential outcomes and your path to fixing it.
>>
>>
>> With a normal computer, it's ok to mess up and need to redo from
>> start. However, with a network device you can't secure, you're part of
>> the problem if you just throw a loose and opened honeypot into the
>> shark pool that is the Internet. An easily compromised device makes
>> life worse for the rest of us.
>>
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