Security Researcher Reveals IPhone Design Flaws

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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. Read More>>