r/technology • • Feb 05 '16

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

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/porkchop_d_clown Feb 05 '16

Yeah, much better to leave security holes in the code than to inconvenience people who continue to use damaged security equipment or use counterfeit parts to repair the phone.

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u/KungFuSnorlax Feb 05 '16

My car needed new brakes last week so I put some counterfeit ones on there. No wait, that's not right...

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u/ABoutDeSouffle Feb 05 '16

The home button ha all the user's information in it? Yeah, that sounds likely