Apple's iPhone has two design flaws that could pose potential security problems, according to a researcher. The first one concerns the iPhone's e-mail application, which automatically downloads images within an e-mail, said Aviv Raff, a security researcher, on Thursday.That's problematic because the image will refer back to a server-side script when it is downloaded, indicating to the sender that the e-mail has been opened and the e-mail address is valid. The address can then be spammed. E-mail applications usually are configured to block images from untrusted sources to prevent the problem, Raff said. He suggests that users avoid using the e-mail application or be careful when clicking on links in an e-mail that comes from an untrusted source.
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Hmm, this is rather interesting. I thought they blocked the pictures in Windows apps because it could send malicious code, or because it could be porn or **** or something disgusting.
Not that I really mind though, but it's still something to know. I would still turn off this feature if they integrated it into the iPod Touch firmware.
Can't be too hard for Apple to implement a "do not automatically load images" option in Mail.app.
Oh and "yawn" doesn't solve anything.
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