Reuters reports a security flaw in the iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked.
The Gizmodo blog site and an online forum run by the Mac Rumors site showed that it took only three taps to gain access to lockediPhones, which run the latest 2.02 iPhone software. The vulnerability allows individuals to easily bypass the built-in passcode protection offered by Apple to lock your iPhone, allowing unauthorized individuals access to the iPhone’s Safari, Contacts list, SMS, Maps, and Mail.
A spokeswoman from Apple told Reuters via an e-mail that, ”Apple was aware of the problem and was readying a software update to fix it.” A simple fix is available in the meantime. Users should set their “Home Button” double-click preference to “Home” or “iPod” rather than the default “iPhone Favorites”.
A permanent fix will presumably be included in a future firmware update.
The latest update was released but Apple just last week for all models of the iPhone that included a fix for problems connecting to faster third-generation (3G) wireless networks..
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August 29th, 2008 at 4:15 am
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.
-The first is freedom of speech and expression.
-The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way.
-The third is freedom from want.
-The fourth is freedom from any one carrier.
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