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Siri Will Cause Your iPhone 5 to Self-Destruct

By Brent Rose Published April 29, 2012, 2:00 pm ET

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Hey there, future person, you’ve misplaced your iPhone 5. Some nefarious person is trying to break in and steal all of your naked pictures. Not to worry, you’ve programed Siri to self-destruct Mission Impossible-style after three incorrect login attempts. Boom.

I just feel bad for the guy that thigh-dials three wrong logins in his pants pocket. DIY vasectomy. [Aatma Studio via AllThingsD]

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