Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Apple’s taking a pretty lackadaisical attitude toward one of the most easily avoided protection flaws in recent memory, calling the iPhone’s passcode lock bypass a “minor iPhone defense issue” and saying that a fix will be rolled out in September. Thanks, Apple; we suppose it’d be a little too much trouble to ask for a fix sooner, even though you already fixed it once in 1.1.4. For what it’s worth, a

company spokeswoman is quick to point out that the flaw can easily be hidden by changing the home button double-click functionality to take you to the home screen, but most users don’t know that, now do they? Way to show some hustle, guys — cookies and gold stars all around.

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Original post by Chris Ziegler