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Hacker Claims iPhone 3GS Encryption is Incredibly, Dangerously Easy to Crack
Noted iPhone security destroyer Jonathan Zdziarski has cracked the iPhone 3GS encryption security, which is to be expected, but the ease and speed with which he did it is worrisome. Zdziarski claims the iPhone 3GS is thus "useless" to businesses. More »iPhone Snaps and Saves a Recoverable Screengrab With Every Home Button Press
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