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Originally Posted by ken0042
^^ Photon- I would agrue that is quite different than what Rathji said ealier that "there are at least 2 commonly known 'codes' that will unlock iphones without knowing the password" What he said seemed to imply that there was just a maintenance code that could be used.
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Those are different than .
Those are better described as proceedures, and I would suggest they are not commonly know. Perhaps they are well known is "tech" circles, but I would suggest that if i took a poll tomorrow at my daughter's hockey practice a large number of iphone owners would have no idea.
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I didn't say PIN, and didn't mean PIN. I meant a series of actions that could be used to unlock a phone. I used the word code, because to me it reminds me of the old Contra Nintendo codes. I am sorry if my language confused the issue. Sometimes posting on your phone can lead to ambiguous posts.
As for them being common knowledge, I was referring to the fact that the details of the exploit are commonly available and have been reported in the media. Even then, if someone was intent on breaking into your phone, or thought they might have unfettered access to a few phones over the course of performing their job (like if they they were able to confiscate them), then it is a simple search on youtube away from finding it.
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
- What are you doing on you phone that causes you so much concern if seen? You ashamed of you wang?
- The reference to the team (parents actually) was showing that this is not common knowledge as stated in the orignal post.
I am at a loss to see why people are so upset about this law. There is nothing that is so important that I need to text while driving. |
Is it common knowledge that bump keys exist? Does that invalidate them as something that you should consider when purchasing a lock?
How about applications that make it trivial to break into many wifi networks? Full kits that are sold online that allow someone with a tablet to break into your wifi?
The criminals know these things are out there, it is common knowledge to anyone who wants to look for it. You don't need to be a member of a secret internet society or part of an intricate criminal enterprise to get access to these things.