[mac4theblind] Re: [real-eyes] Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:23:54 -0700
lol. I have all applicatioins on the lock screen off. I don't want to see any
of them and i'm pass code locked and seri is not gong ot be inabled.
Teh reason I have the article link insteed is on lists I run, messages cannot
exceed 40k and if they do they bounce. some of us pay by the mb when it comes
to data so they can if they want to go look for the link.
On Oct 20, 2011, at 12:35 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
> yes, but this is a full article. I hate chasing web addresses.
>
> Also, while we are on it, notifications come to the locked screen and if you
> have a passcode, you have to unlock it to get at them. I know you can turn
> them off at the lock screen but I keep mine locked most of the time so would
> have to turn them off and I value them.
>
> On Oct 20, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
> Remember the tip I posted I think it was yesterday? you can disable that seri
> in the passcode lock and it will never go off if someone tries to use your
> phone and seri. On Oct 20, 2011, at 10:57 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
>
>>
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>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?
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>>> The following is from:
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>>> Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?
>>> by
>>> Graham Cluley
>>> on October 19, 2011 |
>>> Apple's new "Siri" feature, the voice-activated personal assistant built
>>> into the iPhone 4S, leaves owners' spanking new smartphones partially
>>> unguarded.
>>> Those of us who work in the security arena have often banged on about the
>>> importance of securing your smartphone
>>> with a password or passcode to prevent unauthorised access.
>>> Most mobile phone manufacturers have recognised that as so many people use
>>> their smartphones to manage their their diaries, their private
>>> communications, and their social lives, it's good to have some form of
>>> security.
>>> Which leaves Apple with some egg on its face regarding Siri.
>>> Even if an iPhone 4S is locked with a passcode, a complete stranger can come
>>> up to your smartphone, press the button and give Siri a spoken command.
>>> I borrowed a passcode-locked iPhone 4S from a colleague here at Sophos and,
>>> with his permission, was able to write an email, and send a text message. If
>>> I had wanted to I could have meddled with his calendar appointments too.
>>> iPhone 4S
>>> All without having to enter the passcode. I'm sure you can imagine some of
>>> the ways this could potentially be abused.
>>> iPhone 4S settings
>>> Fortunately there's an easy way for security-conscious users to disable Siri
>>> when their phone is locked.
>>> Enter "Settings/General/Passcode Lock" on your iPhone 4S, and make sure that
>>> the "Siri" option is set to "Off".
>>> That way Siri cannot be used when the smartphone is locked with a passcode.
>>> Which seems the sensible option to me in most circumstances.
>>> (In the case of the colleague's iPhone 4S that I borrowed, I might also
>>> suggest that he switch from having a "simple" numeric passcode to a more
>>> complex version too).
>>> What's disappointing to me though is that Apple had a clear choice here.
>>> They could have chosen to implement Siri securely, but instead they decided
>>> to default to a mode which is more about impressing your buddies than
>>> securing your calendar and email system.
>>> It's not as though Siri impressed me enormously anyway during my brief play
>>> with it. 30% of the time it misinterpreted what I was trying to say.
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