Reading this thread is just amazing. Again.
Why do some idiots here care about how others spend their time??? :facepalm:
Why do some idiots here care about how others spend their time??? :facepalm:
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iOS 6.1 Bug Enables Bypassing Passcode Lock to Access Phone and Contacts
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my friends steal my phone all the time to post sth stupid on fb, call someone random in my contacts in the middle of the noght or to call someone on the other side of the globe. this is gonna be a like an open invitation for them. glad i was able to jb again to use applocker
flaw is a flaw. no matter how dumb the bug may seem
Well, it certainly took a little while for this to actually become news--it's been posted about and discussed here in the MacRumors forums almost a month ago: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1526598/
MacRumors should've exercised some discretion and not posted this.
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You need new friends.
That's assuming it's you who is doing the dialing. What if you get knocked unconscious, and someone finds you? Not having this button there for them to call for help would get you in trouble.
I know, 99% they have their own cell phone, but one of the biggest problems of smartphones is battery life, what if their own phone is dead?
There are many more scenarios were not having this button could mean serious trouble
So to break into someone's contact list, there is a good chance of actually calling the police on yourself. What a nice antitheft feature!
Rather than fix this bug completely, Apple needs to detect it and push that 911 call, take repeated picture with the cameras with automatic upload and alert the Find My iPhone user.
Rather than fix this bug completely, Apple needs to detect it and push that 911 call, take repeated picture with the cameras with automatic upload and alert the Find My iPhone user.
Do not try this trick. After I did the 911 hang up, my cabin is getting shot up and I think they might set it on fire soon. Thanks Mac Rumors.
You know, if people spent that much time trying to figure other stuff out, we'd have a cure to cancer, world hunger would be eradicated, and world peace would flood the lands.
How do people figure this stuff out?! That's not exactly a regular operating procedure required to find the bug 
This is how we improve product security
Actually, you should reconsider your thinking. This is how companies improve their product's security (whether it be software or consumer electronics). These are the same type of people that often find themselves working as a security-experts, tasked with uncovering security vulnerabilities.
It is a common misconception that people who engage in these activities and publish their results are supporting criminal activity. Indeed, it is likely that some of these people indeed have malicious intent, but I would argue the vast majority of them simply enjoy it as a problem-solving exercise and by posting these tutorials on YouTube they are actually doing a great service for the community, by allowing the responsible party to start patching these issues more quickly.
Actually, you should reconsider your thinking. This is how companies improve their product's security (whether it be software or consumer electronics). These are the same type of people that often find themselves working as a security-experts, tasked with uncovering security vulnerabilities.
It is a common misconception that people who engage in these activities and publish their results are supporting criminal activity. Indeed, it is likely that some of these people indeed have malicious intent, but I would argue the vast majority of them simply enjoy it as a problem-solving exercise and by posting these tutorials on YouTube they are actually doing a great service for the community, by allowing the responsible party to start patching these issues more quickly.
No, I'm challenging the notion that this is an easy hack and any iPhone is susceptible. Someone has to challenge the facts, otherwise MR's front page will parrot the same linkbait the other tech sites put out.
Waste time? Takes less then 5 minutes to jailbreak lol
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Apple will release a fix to this along with the Microsoft exchange bug fix in less then a week, not that bug of a deal
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One of my first thoughts was, "For once, I don't blame Apple for this slipping through." Given the number of (sometimes unusual) steps that it takes for this to happen, which have to be done in a certain order, I don't think you could reasonably expect it to be discovered in testing. It's just a fluke, albeit a reproducible one.
Now the Podcasts app, on the other hand...