iPad Fridge Magnet unlocks passcode protected iOS 5

[xlii]

You can use a magnet to gain access to a passcode locked iPad running iOS 5.

Can anyone here try this?

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...fridge-magnet-poses-security-threat-to-ipad-2

 

[bufffilm]

leaving aside the melodramatic thread header, there are several threads which have covered this. [yawn]

a simple workaround until apple releases a patch for it.