I don't even think that moderators have access to them, only gods (which is about 5 people).I'm gunna go out on a limb here, but who has access to MR news submissions?
He IS a Demi-God. Does that give him access? That would be how he copied it.
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Major Security Flaw in 2.0.2
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Actually, neither of you found it first. According to Daring Fireball it was a known bug in the v1 firmware that was fixed in v1.1.3, as detailed in this advisory:
Apparently the fixed code didn't make it into the newer firmware. Can we stop arguing about who reported it first now, please?
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Apparently the fixed code didn't make it into the newer firmware. Can we stop arguing about who reported it first now, please?
Just a coincidence, seriously? Are we supposed to believe that two separate people happened to use the exact same wording/phrases/punctuation as well as examples. There is no way that this could be the case and there is not point in arguing against the evidence. It is so patently obivous I can't see why anyone is denying it.
Apparently the fixed code didn't make it into the newer firmware. Can we stop arguing about who reported it first now, please?
The argument is about whether or not the OP copied the words/work of hdm42 and the evidence presented in this thread more than shows it is the case.
So apple previously fixed this bug but then got rid of the fix and reintroduced the bug. Surely they have a database of known issues to check for when coding the update. Seems a bit sloppy to me, or at least bad design.
As of right now, there is no proof that you can look at it as any more than a coincidence. I am believing that two people wrote nearly the same thing, as there is no connection between hdm42's report posts online, and greenmymac's thread here. It is not like greenmymac could have found this on a website and just copy/pasted it, hdm42 never posted this on a public page that greenmymac would have had access to.
And how am I arguing against the evidence? There is no evidence of how greenmymac would have got the report posts submitted by hdm42, and until there is, there is no evidence against him, and I will stick to my side on this. Now if somebody were to provide an explanation as to how greenmymac could have found hdm42's wording, and if it were to be completely valid and believable, then I would accept that I would have been arguing a false side and that I was wrong, but until that happens, I will continue to defend greenmymac on this issue, as he is being accused of doing something, while there is no possible way that he could have done it.
Unbelievable. They better fix it or there's going to be some unhappy customers who got their phone stolen and are being used as we speak.
Nobody has shown real proof yet that he actually stole your heavily guarded words. If nobody else could see them but the forum GODS, then how did he get them?
It will sync your existing photos yes, but not the ones from your new camera roll and I am referring to the original synced computer. It won't download those which was my problem. To do that you have to enter a password and it has always been like this in the past. Here is the official apple article on it that I used almost a year ago (its been updated to include the iphone 3g I think since):
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1499
The password thing has nothing to do with water damage... its just the way the phone works.
That's not the person in question.
You still have to question two things that are virtually identical. Evidence be damned.
Apple's temp solution doesn't really work
Apple has recommended that people simply change the double click on home button option to "Home" or "Ipod" to stop the security problem
This does solve the problem of people getting into your data, however when the phone is locked, you can still go to emergency call.
It appears however that the phone can't tell whether you are dialing an emergency number or any other number, meaning any phone call can be made. Hopefully they fix this too with the next update
Apple has recommended that people simply change the double click on home button option to "Home" or "Ipod" to stop the security problem
This does solve the problem of people getting into your data, however when the phone is locked, you can still go to emergency call.
It appears however that the phone can't tell whether you are dialing an emergency number or any other number, meaning any phone call can be made. Hopefully they fix this too with the next update
I don't think this is a problem. An emergency call could be to something other than a 911 type number. How would the phone know what numbers to limit to?
Hi guys, to clarify some things...
Contributors ("demi-gods") have had access to raw news submissions with identifying information stripped out. It was an un-advertised benefit of contribution which is no longer offered.
As a result, greenmymac did have access to the submission information. Based on the similarities and timing, it seems very likely that hdm42 was the source of this post. (for what it's worth, I did know of someone else who had reported this to apple a few weeks ago).
I'll change the original post to reflect this, and greenmymac will be disciplined as determined appropriate for misuse of this information.
Sorry for the confusion, and I would ask that we try to prevent this thread from getting out of hand.
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Contributors ("demi-gods") have had access to raw news submissions with identifying information stripped out. It was an un-advertised benefit of contribution which is no longer offered.
As a result, greenmymac did have access to the submission information. Based on the similarities and timing, it seems very likely that hdm42 was the source of this post. (for what it's worth, I did know of someone else who had reported this to apple a few weeks ago).
I'll change the original post to reflect this, and greenmymac will be disciplined as determined appropriate for misuse of this information.
Sorry for the confusion, and I would ask that we try to prevent this thread from getting out of hand.
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Seems to be a false rumor
I just tried to replicate this on my original iPhone running OS 2.0.2 (5C1). I have contacts assigned as favorites and a lock code assigned. Pressing the "Emergency Call" button takes me to the Emergency Call screen as it should. Several rapid presses of the Home button simply takes me back to the Enter Passcode screen.
I just tried to replicate this on my original iPhone running OS 2.0.2 (5C1). I have contacts assigned as favorites and a lock code assigned. Pressing the "Emergency Call" button takes me to the Emergency Call screen as it should. Several rapid presses of the Home button simply takes me back to the Enter Passcode screen.