Re: Expert issues warning to anyone using iPhone on Apple's 'obsolete' list that could be seriously harmful

On 2024-06-06 20:19:01 +0000, Gelato said:

 Expert issues warning to anyone using iPhone on Apple's 'obsolete' list
that could be seriously harmful
 https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology/iphone-apple-obsolete-list-security-warning-hackers-871549-20240606   Basically, the tech giant classes products as obsolete when it has been
more than seven years since it 'stopped distributing them for sale' -
meaning the devices can no longer be fixed and rarely receive iOs security
updates.
 For example, once an iPhone turns ten-years-old, the company can no longer
order repair parts for it, so if it ever goes kaput, there is no coming
back for it.
 As you can imagine, the OG's such as the iPhone 3G, iPhone 4s and iPhone 5C
have been declared obsolete.
 You can take a look at the full 'death list' here - and you might be
surprised by how long it is.
 https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology/full-iphones-death-list-688143-20240605 

More scaremongering bollocks from the moronic trolls and attention-grabbing "journalist" idiots.  :-\
A. The "obsolete" iPhone is no more at risk than it was the
   day before Apple declared it obsolete - it's just a word!
B. The hackers will mostly be targeting the newer devices
   because there are far more of them.
C. Unless the battery suddenly bursts in flames, no device
   on the planet is "seriously harmful".
D. Every company on the planet stop having parts for
   repairing old products and tech companies stop providing
   software updates. (No, you can't run the latest version of
   Android on an ancient phone either.) Even the "right to
   repair" campaigns and laws are only for around a 10 year
   timeframe.