Alexa Pavlova

Apple fixed a bug that let cops extract deleted chat messages from iPhones, but the real issue is Objective-C. iOS still relies on this outdated language with no Rust support. To innovate, Apple should open-source Cocoa Touch and engage with WebAssembly and LLVM projects.

#ios #obj-c #rustlang #wasm

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/apple-fixes-bug-that-cops-used-to-extract-deleted-chat-messages-from-iphones/

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones | TechCrunch

The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app.

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Apr 23 at 12:17pm1
Show threadmirabilos🐈‍⬛Apr 24
@alexa_pavlova Rust doesn’t prevent logic errors, and, uhm, maybe have a look at who’s leading LLVM…
Show threadmirabilos🐈‍⬛Apr 24
@alexa_pavlova oh wait, AI/deepfake avatar and header image, no name within Fedi… you’re probably a fake anyway