alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoThese Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aidswww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down16cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down3·19 hours agoIt’s not Apple’s fault, blame the regulators in India. AirPods are approved hearing aids devices in the USA. The hackers even say they don’t blame Apple.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·18 hours agoRight. Apple is required to disable features that are not approved by the government of the nation in which the product was sold. For example, FaceTime is disabled if you buy an iPhone in the UAE.
It’s not Apple’s fault, blame the regulators in India. AirPods are approved hearing aids devices in the USA. The hackers even say they don’t blame Apple.
Right. Apple is required to disable features that are not approved by the government of the nation in which the product was sold.
For example, FaceTime is disabled if you buy an iPhone in the UAE.