spyware made compatiable for iphone!

[Diane2boys]

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[Axl Rose]

titles a bit misleading

 

[Diane2boys]

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[-aggie-]

We don't need this IMO.

 

[Maclver]

how so?

lets see what is spyware

http://tinyurl.com/mmf5xe

then re-read your title and adjust accordingly

 

[Diane2boys]

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[-aggie-]

I think it is awful. It is being used to harass people, and is really illegal....yet it exist and people use it.....

Maybe on a windows computer, but not the iPhone.

 

[Diane2boys]

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[Revelation78]

I think it is awful. It is being used to harass people, and is really illegal....yet it exist and people use it.....

This has ben posted on here before and it can only be done on a jailbroken iPhone. Other phones do not have a true "sandbox" for apps like Apple does.

 

[Diane2boys]

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[Diane2boys]

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[-aggie-]

ok, didn't realize that was the case....

Okay, so?

 

[Diane2boys]

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[-aggie-]

soooo.....what?

thanks for clarifying?

You gave a link to people getting access to your phone when you leave it around. What's that have to do with worrying about spyware?

 

[Diane2boys]

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[-aggie-]

welll.... I put these two things together and thought it might be an issue:


http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/applepatchingserioussmsvulnerabilityoniphone

"The SMS vulnerability allows an attacker to run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator's network. The malicious code could include commands to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet, Miller said"

seems like something that could happen with or without the jailbreak....

Oh that. Different thing altogether from spyware. Anyway, that's going to be fixed by Apple. I wouldn't worry about it so much, but if you really are stressed out about it, don't SMS until they patch it.

 

[Diane2boys]

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[-aggie-]

oh ok,

yeah I thought maybe they could access your phone by sending it to you thru sms.

I hope I'm not driving you all crazy, this is still new to me, but I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the phone and all the cool things it can do

No problem at all. That's what these forums are for. Have fun and enjoy the iPhone experience.

 

[Diane2boys]

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