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The goings on behind the iPhone application blacklist

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iPhone forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski was examining his iPhone while preparing for an upcoming iPhone forensics seminar next month, but what he found hidden deep in CoreLocation surprised him: an application blacklist. Some believe this could allow Apple to remotely disable apps on their phones whether they like it or not, although there's no evidence that the iPhone's OS is checking the list. So far, anyway.Read More...

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Created by theo Created 15 weeks 2 hours ago
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