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Europa · 06-25-2009, 06:57 AM

A couple years back, a friend of mine (programmer) told me that using a bluetooth connection for a cell phone is not secure. He said that he was able to use his computer (probably the live Linux CD Backtrack) to look at the names and phone numbers on contact lists of random phones (this was before the V1 release) of nearby people that were using bluetooth connections. Is it possible for someone to easily hack into your iPhone if you have bluetooth enabled?

I'm guessing that the iPhone is locked down pretty good and more difficult to hack than the phones he was sniffing, but just want to hear other opinions.

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Europa Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 5,322 Thanks: 371 Thanked 388 Times in 343 Posts	Is Bluetooth secure on iPhone 3GS? A couple years back, a friend of mine (programmer) told me that using a bluetooth connection for a cell phone is not secure. He said that he was able to use his computer (probably the live Linux CD Backtrack) to look at the names and phone numbers on contact lists of random phones (this was before the V1 release) of nearby people that were using bluetooth connections. Is it possible for someone to easily hack into your iPhone if you have bluetooth enabled? I'm guessing that the iPhone is locked down pretty good and more difficult to hack than the phones he was sniffing, but just want to hear other opinions. __________________ And all the science, I don't understand. It's just my job 3 nights a week.