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post Aug 13 2008, 07:52 PM
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Beware what apps you put on your iPhone - Apple may remove them.

(pcmag) Apple chief executive Steve Jobs confirmed the existence of a so-called "back door" built into the latest iPhone software—one that allows the company, on a whim, to remove applications that owners have downloaded onto the device.

According to an interview in Monday's Wall Street Journal, the back door was added as a security measure.

"Mr. Jobs confirmed such a capability exists, but argued that Apple needs it in case it inadvertently allows a malicious program -- one that stole users' personal data, for example -- to be distributed to iPhones through the App Store," the Journal reported. "'Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull,'" Jobs said.

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This is pretty big brother don't you think?


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post Aug 22 2008, 07:23 PM
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Chalk up another reason why I will not own a iPhone.


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