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iOS 6.1 Bug Enables Bypassing Passcode Lock to Access Phone and Contacts
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Way to go guys, lets tell the world how to hack NORAD next.
Does no one believe in discretion anymore?
A quiet word to Apple tech would have been sufficient, rather than tell potential thieves how to access your phone.
Did you really need to publish the whole process?
I don't have state secrets on my phone, but I would like my personal information kept private.
Does no one believe in discretion anymore?
A quiet word to Apple tech would have been sufficient, rather than tell potential thieves how to access your phone.
Did you really need to publish the whole process?
I don't have state secrets on my phone, but I would like my personal information kept private.
I can't tell whether you're joking... you realize that was done to protect the video maker's contacts. The actual screen is perfectly legible.
No one has to figure it out. Macrumors has provided would-be thieves with a solution to unlocking the screens of the phones they've stolen. Well done, Macrumors!!
how the hell do people figure this stuff out!
Still now it has been found out it needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.
Still now it has been found out it needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.
Posting this will now have hundreds of people trying this out and calling 911. Doing so is a chargable offense and you can be fined if it is not a true emergency. Good luck explaining to the police that you were just trying to unlock your phone because you forgot your passcode.
Exactly.
10. rub your tummy and your head at the same time.
Granted, any way around security is important, but who/how do they figure this stuff out. talk about too much time on their hands...
911 Caution
I would be very careful about a 911 hangup. In NYC the cops respond to 911 calls that are terminated and are not too happy when there is no emergency. This was accurately portrayed on a recent episode of the show Girls. I know this to in fact be true because several years ago I was dialing the 913 area code, forgot to dial the 1 first and as a result accidentally keyed in 911 and hung up. 10 minutes later there were cops at my door. "Is everything ok?" "Is there anyone else in the apartment?" Not amused at my mistake.
I would be very careful about a 911 hangup. In NYC the cops respond to 911 calls that are terminated and are not too happy when there is no emergency. This was accurately portrayed on a recent episode of the show Girls. I know this to in fact be true because several years ago I was dialing the 913 area code, forgot to dial the 1 first and as a result accidentally keyed in 911 and hung up. 10 minutes later there were cops at my door. "Is everything ok?" "Is there anyone else in the apartment?" Not amused at my mistake.
Of course they are, the drones are falling over each other while rushing to defend Apple rather than pointing out a serious problem.
If you smash the passenger side window, you don't have to sit in glass as you drive away
Wow, thats quite a good effort to find this loop hole!
Now the mechanism is in the wild Apple will have more incentive to fix it.
Especially difficult if you use the phone for business.
Now the mechanism is in the wild Apple will have more incentive to fix it.
Especially difficult if you use the phone for business.