Apple’s reply on device vulnerability not totally clear: MoS IT on iPhone alert to MPs

New Delhi: The government is still waiting for a clear reply from iPhone maker Apple on iPhone alert sent to opposition political leaders around five months back on alleged hacking of their devices by state-backed hackers. In an interview to PTI, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the government has asked Apple two questions: whether their devices are safe, and if so the reason for the alert was sent to opposition members.

“In my humble opinion, this is not something that any proprietary platform will completely concede whether they have vulnerabilities in their platform. There’s an instinct in any platform to deny that vulnerability exists,” he said.