China Labels iPhone a Security Threat – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal China Labels iPhone a Security ThreatWall Street JournalThe company describes the tracking function as an aid to iPhone users, for example by providing efficient travel routes. The feature can disabled in the device’s settings. The CCTV broadcast represents a potential challenge for Apple in an increasingly …China state TV claims iPhone tracking could […]

LA officials seek fix to $1B program after students crack iPad security … – Fox News

ABC News LA officials seek fix to $1B program after students crack iPad security …Fox NewsEducation officials in the nation’s second-largest school district are working to reboot a $1 billion plan to put an iPad in the hands of each of their 650,000 students after an embarrassing glitch emerged when the first round of tablets […]

New iPhone security issue: Apps could copy photo libraries – DigitalJournal.com

DigitalJournal.com New iPhone security issue: Apps could copy photo librariesDigitalJournal.comRecent reports that apps could use GPS data to access an iPhone user’s phone book have highlighted a new issue. Now, it seems that photos aren’t safe either. The way in which Apple sources and stores unencrypted user location data, often referred to as …Apple Loophole […]

iPad 2 Smart Cover Exposes Security Flaw, Feels Kind of Stupid Now – PCWorld

TechNewsDaily iPad 2 Smart Cover Exposes Security Flaw, Feels Kind of Stupid NowPCWorld[Photo: Apple]Apple’s Smart Covers are pretty cool–they attach magnetically to your iPad 2, and you can lock your iPad’s screen simply by “closing” the cover. Lift the cover off the screen, and your iPad …iPad 2 smart cover found to ‘bypass’ passwordsGMANews.TViPad 2 […]

Lost iPhone just one headache for Apple security – USA Today

USA Today Lost iPhone just one headache for Apple securityUSA TodayPaul Sakuma, AP Apple CEO Steve Jobs with an iPhone, left, iPad and iPod Touch, displayed at an Apple announcement in San Francisco. Paul Sakuma, AP Apple CEO Steve Jobs with an iPhone, left, iPad and iPod Touch, displayed at an Apple announcement in …Lost […]

Apple iPhone Prototype Loss Prompts Security Job Listings: Report – eWeek

CTV.ca Apple iPhone Prototype Loss Prompts Security Job Listings: ReporteWeekApple posted two positions for product security management following an incident where an iPhone prototype was lost. The rumor that an employee of computer maker Apple had lost a prototype iPhone in a bar earlier this summer has drawn considerable …Following Lost iPhone 5, Apple Job […]

Apple iPhone secretly tracking user’s privacy: Security researcher – Economic Times

Fox News Apple iPhone secretly tracking user’s privacy: Security researcherEconomic TimesIndeed, anyone with access to an iPhone user’s computer could run Warden and Allan’s application and see a visualisation of the phone’s movements. The application shows the phone’s location on a map. Anyone running the programme can see the phone …Apple still juicyNew York PostApple […]

Apple security update leaves iPhone 3G users unprotected – Register

Forbes (blog) Apple security update leaves iPhone 3G users unprotectedRegisterAn iOS 4.3 update, which includes a number of critical security fixes, is incompatible with the still widely used iPhone 3G and older versions of the iPod Touch. The latest version of Apple’s mobile software can only be applied on the iPhone 3GSs and …Apple Launches […]