Security News > 2022 > November > Apple’s Device Analytics Can Identify iCloud Users
2022-11-22 15:28
Winter November 22, 2022 11:13 AM. Cardinal Richelieu has been quoted as saying he only needs six lines of the most honest man to condemn him to death.
You do not need even three lines to get death threats.
Six data points on any person could very well be enough to identify any person, honest or not.
6 location + time stamps would be more than enough to identify anyone.
There are 8 billion people in the world, so 33 bit should suffice.
Time stamps already give a lot of information about the person doing a task.
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