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Why Doesn't Apple Have a Mac Bug Bounty Program?

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We discuss a new macOS Keychain vulnerability, which raises the question of why Apple still doesn't have a Mac bug bounty program. We also discuss shortcomings of two-factor authentication, the removal of the Do Not Track feature from Safari, whether or not Google Chrome's lookalike URL warnings are actually a good thing, and more (including why Apple still hadn't fixed the Group FaceTime spying bug; they finally did after we recorded the episode).

  • Apple Patches Group FaceTime, Shortcuts Vulnerabilities
  • Apple's bug bounty program, launched in 2016
  • Apple might pay teenager who found Group FaceTime surveillance bug
  • Apple to Remove “Do Not Track” Feature from Safari
  • Google Chrome to get warnings for 'lookalike URLs'
  • Typosquatting (Wikipedia)
  • Josh's tweet from 2012 about AdBlock Plus
  • Chrome Canary
  • Security researcher demos macOS exploit to access Keychain passwords, but won’t share details with Apple out of protest
  • Mr. Steal Yo Keychain (Patrick Wardle's keychain discovery of 2017)
  • Market for zero-day exploits (Wikipedia)
  • Two-Factor Authentication Might Not Keep You Safe
  • Two-Factor Authorization Apps for iOS
  • Kevin Mitnick (Wikipedia)

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