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Zak | on: Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone
I'm for being able to hack your own device to do whatever you like with it, preferably without active resistance from its manufacturer. I'm against anybody who can convince you to open a PDF being able to hack your device to do whatever they like with it.
wavemode | parent | next
The point the parent commenter is making is that they want Apple to allow people the freedom to intentionally mod the functionality of their device. Not that they literally want single-click PDF exploits to be a thing.
paxy | parent | next
Who is saying this?
Zak | root | parent
The link here demonstrates an exploit which runs arbitrary code on an iPhone when the user opens a PDF.
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bigyabai | parent | next
iOS has enough zero-click exploits that you don't exactly get a choice between the two.
2III7 | root | parent
You don't get that choice on any mobile platform.