Apple’s iPhone 17 Declares War on Spyware, the Ultimate Tech Drama

On September 9, 2025, Apple dropped the iPhone 17 lineup and iPhone Air, revealing Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), their bold new defense against mercenary spyware like Pegasus. With A19 and A19 Pro chips flexing their muscle for enhanced security, Apple claims this is 'the most significant upgrade to memory safety' in consumer OS history — talk about humblebragging! Borrowing buzzwords like Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension (EMTE) and secure typed allocators, Apple promises zero-cost Spectre V1 patching, sparing gamers the usual slow-mo nightmare. Meanwhile, GrapheneOS clapped back on X with 'major security improvements' but said Apple’s presentation made iOS sound like it discovered encryption yesterday, compared to Google's Pixel 8’s MTE. Soap opera-level chip wars with info-sec flair, and no invisibility cloaks needed!

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Source: Theverge | Published: 9/10/2025 | Author: Richard Lawler