The security risk i addressed a couple of days ago has now been acknowledged by Apple. However, they do call it a ‘minor iPhone security issue’. Personally i don’t think this is minor as this actually gives the user who’s toying with your iPhone full access. But on the other hand.. don’t let your iPhone out of your sight and this will not be a problem :)
Another fact about this security risk is that the same problem already has been fixed in firmware 1.1.4.
For what it’s worth, a company spokeswoman is quick to point out that the flaw can easily be hidden by changing the home button double-click functionality to take you to the home screen, but most users don’t know that, now do they? Way to show some hustle, guys — cookies and gold stars all around.
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[...] Firmware 2.1 has a new security function which will delete all the content after 10 failed passcode attempts. Currently the function is only available in firmware 2.1 for the iPod touch but it probably will appear in the Iphone firmware 2.1. Off course it’s a great feature except the fact that it will not solve the issue that you can still easily bypass the pincode of the iPhone. See our previous post. [...]