Undocumented iOS functions allow monitoring of personal data, expert says

21 Jul 2014 • arstechnica.com

Apple has endowed iPhones with undocumented functions that allow unauthorized people in privileged positions to wirelessly connect and harvest pictures, text messages, and other sensitive data without entering a password or PIN, a forensic scientist warned over the weekend.

Scary. From Jonathan Zdziarski’s PDF on these issues:

Apple Configurator. Free in the Mac App Store. Allows you to set enterprise MDM restrictions on your device. Can be used to prevent pairing even when unlocked. Pair once with your desktop, then never again… OR (if you’re paranoid) delete all pairing records and prevent any comms.

I wonder if we are going to see a rash of geeks turn off pairing on their iOS devices? I’m tempted to myself.