Monday, May 9, 2011

Anonymous IDs on iPhones, iPads Can Reveal Your Identity

The unique string of numbers and letters assigned to your iPhone can potentially expose your real-life identity.
Security researcher Aldo Cortesi last week published his discovery of a flaw in the unique device identifier (UDID) stored on each iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
While this device identifier is well-known, it’s not supposed to be connected to a [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/iphone-udid/

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