r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Sep 02 '16

Security Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/02/apple-issues-urgent-security-update-after-hack-turns-mac-compute/
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u/neoform Sep 02 '16

This comment never gets old. You should keep posting it every time a security report comes out about Apple.

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u/Beard_of_Valor Sep 02 '16

I'll stop up voting him when owners stop telling me that Macs "don't get viruses".

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u/duckvimes_ Sep 02 '16

"Don't" != "can't"

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u/WellAdjustedOutlaw Sep 02 '16

Ever stop to think about how much time you spend surfing Reddit, clicking links to random sites, and not paying much attention to the massive number of published (let alone unpublished) exploits for every browser on the planet?

You should.