It seems that there’s more to the 2.x firmware than meets the eye. While it does fix the various problems of the 3G iPhone, it also comes with a URL that points to a page containing a list of “unauthorized” apps suggesting that a mechanism is likewise present in the new firmware that allows Apple to monitor your phone. iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski best explains the implications of the situation:
“This suggests that the iPhone calls home once in a while to find out what applications it should turn off. At the moment, no apps have been blacklisted, but by all appearances, this has been added to disable applications that the user has already downloaded and paid for, if Apple so chooses to shut them down.
I discovered this doing a forensic examination of an iPhone 3G. It appears to be tucked away in a configuration file deep inside CoreLocation.”
If this is true, then we all might need a dose of iPhone 2.0.1 unlock to protect ourselves from Apple’s prying eyes. Provided, of course, that the guys behind the unlock have already discovered such an anomality. If not, well, they’ve sure got their work cut out for them.
[engadget via Mac Rumors]
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