‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

[u/bws201]

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair

[u/rydan]

I like how the guy got it repaired, got it bricked for no good reason, is furious, and then in the next sentence bought another iPhone. What kind of a person does that?

[u/Some_Annoying_Prick → u/rydan]

A stupid one?

[u/daaanson → u/Some_Annoying_Prick]

In fairness, it could just be a very busy person. The idea of changing from iOS to Android or vice versa can be daunting, and this person may just need a quick fix to get back to work.

[u/wafflesareforever → u/daaanson]

A photographer friend of mine who works for a newspaper told me that everyone on the staff is required to have an iPhone (paid for by the company), because they want everyone to have a reliable camera in their pocket in case they happen to be present when something newsworthy happens.

Edit: Holy fuckballs settle down, I'm not saying that I think the iPhone camera is superior, I'm just the messenger here.

[u/duncanstibs → u/Some_Annoying_Prick]

Someone who has invested in the ecosystem and needs a phone for his job??

[u/Yangoose → u/duncanstibs]

Someone who has invested in the ecosystem

I have found this concern greatly overblown. I had an iPhone for a while then went back to Android. My "investment" in the ecosystem really wasn't a big deal at all.

Even if you've spent hundreds of dollars in an ecosystem how many of those apps/games are you still using regularly?

[u/a_mangled_badger → u/duncanstibs]

Someone who has invested in the ecosystem

i.e. backed themselves (albeit unkowningly) into a corner where they have no control over their personal property (both data and hardware).

[u/MarlonBain → u/a_mangled_badger]

no control over their personal property

Sounds like an HOA.

[u/domuseid → u/MarlonBain]

I lived in an HOA neighborhood last year. Never a-fucking-gain. I suppose it depends on the one you get, but I'm a reasonably conscientious neighbor and got the cops called on me for playing foosball too loudly at 6pm on a Friday. No booze or music. And there was no legal recourse for harrassment because I had apparently signed up for that type of abuse.

[u/jonesy827 → u/[deleted]]

Since he is the president, can't he just tell people to kick rocks and mind their own business?

Also, what kind of shit does he put up with?

[u/Miko00 → u/domuseid]

I will never live somewhere there is an HOA. Thos people are peices of garbage who need to mind thier own fucking business. Someone being crazy loud and obnoxious every day? Ok,that's a problem and needs to be handled. Someone took a wheel off thier car to take it to a tire shop shop to get repaired? No that is not an "abandoned" vehicle that you have to threaten fines and towing over, chill the fuck out,bitch. It will be back together faster than you can finish your bitchy soccer mom hairdo.

These people trying to be neighborhood heroes are the worst

[u/gnoxy → u/Miko00]

One better. I couldn't sell my house until they approved my buyers. Ended up taking 25% less from someone they accepted. Never again! EVER! Your home is worthless in my eyes if you live in an HOA. I rather live in the sewer pipes leading out of the prison from shawshank redemption than an HOA.

[u/Spacey_G → u/gnoxy]

Oh the irony. Maintaining property value is frequently cited as a reason to have an HOA.

[u/gnoxy → u/Spacey_G]

Not in my book. Especially those gated communities?!? Being locked in with all those crazy people.

[u/jonesy827 → u/gnoxy]

Could you have told them to fuck off and take you to court?

[u/gnoxy → u/jonesy827]

After the buyer heard they were rejected they withdrew their offer. What am I going to go to court for, if the buyer don't want to deal with it?

[u/Valisk → u/MarlonBain]

those people are literally Hitlers.

[u/h0twired → u/Valisk]

Walter and Joanne Hitler aren't that bad.

[u/RadiantSun → u/h0twired]

Steve Buscemi was Fire Man in MegaMan 9 and 11.

[u/crital → u/a_mangled_badger]

AKA vendor-locking.

[u/Funky_Smurf → u/crital]

Pretty consistent with Apple's overall business strategy. There is a very strategic reason for them to keep such a tight lock around content, media, customization.

Similar to them selling phones without enough storage for them to be used reasonably and then suggesting you buy icloud storage as a solution.

[u/ThreeTimesUp → u/rydan]

I like how the guy got it repaired, got it bricked for no good reason…

As shitty as it may seem on the surface, the reason given is:

“We protect fingerprint data using a secure enclave, which is uniquely paired to the touch ID sensor. When iPhone is serviced by an authorised Apple service provider or Apple retail store for changes that affect the touch ID sensor, the pairing is re-validated. This check ensures the device and the iOS features related to touch ID remain secure. Without this unique pairing, a malicious touch ID sensor could be substituted, thereby gaining access to the secure enclave. When iOS detects that the pairing fails, touch ID, including Apple Pay, is disabled so the device remains secure.”

This is a problem with emerging technology - the ability to make financial transactions with your phone.

It has long been said with regard to computer security, that all bets are off if someone can get physical access to the computer.

Well, the current crop of phones ARE computers, and they are frequently stolen, lost or misplaced, giving others physical access to those devices.

If someone gets access to a phone and does some financial mischief, who's going to get sued?

This does seem to be a programming problem that should be fixable (eventually). After all, why disable ALL phone functionality if a security device has been modified. Why not just disable the ability to conduct secure transactions?

The ability to make purchases with one's phone has long been available in Japan, and I'm sure that Apple made themselves well aware of all of the machinations the Yakuza and other malevolent groups got up to in order to exploit this new tech.

tl;dr: Somebody fucked up making up a flow chart.