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Background Passive FTP with No GUI Control Survives Apple Store DFU

Hacker News Sunday 04 October 2026, 16:58 UTC By cududa 1 min read
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https://knowledgeisuserdata.medium.com/passive-ftp-enabled-on-macbook-after-apple-store-reset-and-other-observations-ac8573069e5d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955626 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

Article URL: https://knowledgeisuserdata.medium.com/passive-ftp-enabled-on-macbook-after-apple-store-reset-and-other-observations-ac8573069e5d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955626

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

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