2023-04-26 14:24:57
Apple has released beta 3 of macOS Ventura 13.4 for developers, and it was discovered that the tech company has removed the Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in the files. It was recently discovered that Apple always added the original Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper to every copy of its macOS.. However, some users believe that Apple engineers made the addition as a joke.
When explained more specifically, the file was located in a folder within the Image Capture app, along with other random assets including various PDFs and images. It has been revealed that all of these, combined, were part of an internal tool called Virtualscanner.app, which allowed Apple engineers to speed up the process of scanning and exporting a number of documents without the need for an actual scanner. In addition to the Bitcoin whitepaper, the tool has been completely removed from the beta update.
People believe that Apple’s recent move confirms that the whitepaper was never originally intended to be found by ordinary users.. The most sensible explanation for the event is that the engineers did not bother to remove the tool and whitepaper from the public version, as they did not contain any sensitive information.
Could the Bitcoin whitepaper cause problems for Apple?
People wonder why Apple specifically chose the whitepaper over any other document in the world. Some people believe that it was simply a lightweight PDF file that was easy to test, while others question whether there is a secret “Bitcoin maxi” at work at Apple.. Many conspiracy theorists also argue that Steve Jobs was the real Satoshi Nakamoto, however there is no weight to this claim so far.
When the whitepaper was discovered, the Apple community seemed unimpressed. There were different discussions on the online Apple support forums. The discovery also led Craig Wright, who has long been considered the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, to suggest that Apple was violating their rights in broad daylight. Wright was previously served with a court order to force the Bitcoin.org website to remove the copy of the whitepaper in 2021. However, the website refused to comply with the order.
It is currently believed that Apple will completely remove whitepaper from all future versions of its macOS.. The issue has been under discussion for the past three weeks and it is not surprising that the tech company has made such a decision.
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