The Scare... (from noheat.com)
"Its always been assumed that with some amount of hacking your simple phone can help locate you through GPS and help big brother zero in on your activities. ...watch the video and you will see a security consultant undress your iPhone so far even it blushes.
He even illustrates how a simple iPhone can record phone conversations, browsing habits, email, and even record the rooms ambient noises when it appears to be off.
Suddenly every office meeting is subject to recording, the arguments with your wife are fair game, and every word you utter could be recorded and used against you."
The Consultant Explains the Techie Stuff...
(Rik Farrow, UNIX specialist and consultant from Sedona, AZ)
Back to Reality...
"...Apple (which declined to comment), in its latest patch, inoculated the iPhone against the Metasploit that Farrow used." (more)
• 'Smart' phones intrinsically have bugging buddy capabilities.
• We're mere keystrokes away from the next eavesdropping hack.
• Protection requires detection.
