Yesterday we told you that the French hacker Pod2G, now employed at a company specialized in discovering vulnerabilities in computer programs, held a presentation in which he demonstrated the fact that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), can intercept messages sent via iMessage. responding to the accusations made yesterday by those from Quakslab, the company employing the hacker, those from Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), they stated that iMessage it was not built so that Apple could read the messages, and the security company presented a method that would require Apple to partially restore the entire system in order to gain access to the messages.
iMessage is not designed to allow Apple to read messages. The research discussed theoretical vulnerabilities that would require Apple to re-engineer the iMessage system to exploit it, and Apple has no plans or intentions to do so.
The answer from Apple is normal and it is based on the fact that Apple, together with other American companies, was helped by helping the federal agency NSA in its efforts to spy on Americans. Practically, many consider that Apple provides confidential information about users to this American federal agency, and the company is forced to defend itself through communications of this kind. Of course, we will never know the truth, but it is good to remember that Apple can intercept the messages if it makes a little effort.
