fun fact: modern M1 chips on the latest macOS contact the apple TSS server for bootloader signatures via plaintext http just like an iphone, and transmit their ECID (unique SoC hardware identifier) in *port 80 total plaintext* letting the backbones/IXes/NSA/CIA know the physical location of that specific computer.
this is happening on the latest and greatest M1 machines being sold right now, on the latest macOS, on every OS update.
search pcaps for gs.apple.com/17.171.47.65.
@sneak
So Apple living up to its expectation of being garbage?
What happening if one blocks this transmission?
@dsfgs that's not what abuse is. apple's boot security is worlds better than the tpm crap available on the pc side
@woodrow
We were speaking from the unencrypted surveillance part, but appreicate your insight into other aspects.
Partly related, we've been noticing a #post2016 trend, including in Firefox and linux distros to do #connectivityChecks regularly — some implementations unencrypted!
Using something like #tcpdump can help identify these. Of course at the hardware level, such software solutions can't help, one'd need other hardware intercepting/anonymising(?) the traffic, if possible.
@caliw
Ok, we weren't sure how they were connecting.
The danger is be for things to connect like #AmazonSidewalk, or you will have no router and connect direct to the #5G tower or #spaceExplorer's (memecoiner's) shartellite network.
@sneak
@sneak
Sounds a bit like feudalism. Thanks #Apple for subjecting ppl to #digitalAbuse.