Exploit discovered in Siri servers, promises cross-platform access to the foolhardy

a number of clever folk have had some fun with Siri lately, first by making it do the time warp with the Fat Mac after which by shoehorning it into an iPhone 3GS . Neither development is incredibly so intriguing, however, as a purported exploit that permits any device to access to Siri’s remote server. While this certainly holds great potential for Siri apps on numerous platforms, the paranormal floodgates to the loads are unlikely to open any time soon. You notice, the hackers have since learned that for seamless communication to happen, a completely unique identifier from an iPhone 4S should be provided to the mothership in Cupertino. While it’s certainly feasible to spoof these bits from an existing device, it is usually likely that Apple would simply blacklist any “unique” identifiers submitted en masse. In other words, unless you’ve a particularly trusting friend who’s willing to risk her handset join the naughty list, your best bet is to buy an iPhone 4S — simply for the identifier alone. At any rate, it sort of feels like a steep price find a locksmith.