Security holes unearthed in Apple's iOS7 - BBC News

Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple's new mobile operating system, less than 24 hours after its launch. One flaw concerns a user's ability to recover their data if a device has been stolen. The much-vaunted "Find my iPhone" feature can be disabled be a thief simply by putting the iPhone or iPad into airplane mode, preventing the device from communicating. In iOS7 this can be done even when the phone is locked with a passcode, as the voice-activated assistant Siri can be instructed to carry out the task. The other flaw is potentially even more serious - allowing users' email and social networking accounts to be hijacked even when the user has locked and password-protected their phone, In this video the BBC's North America technology correspondent Richard Taylor explains the security glitch and a way to prevent it. Apple has said it takes security "very seriously" and will issue a fix in a future software update. You can follow Richard @RichTaylorBBC . via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGb0Z4n31yakBLMSXY4XeUb8is6Fw&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24170429

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