Apple gives Siri hackers a break
Things just got a little bit easier and possibly closer to legal for hackers trying to bring Apple's digital personal assistant Siri to iOS devices other than the iPhone 4S, according to a prominent iOS hacker.
A recent update for iOS 5.01 (build 9A406) specifically for the iPhone 4S makes it possible to explore the device's filesystem unhindered using a Mac or PC, according to several tweets from iPhone Dev Team member Musclenerd.
The result is that a hacker could more easily extract and copy the iPhone 4S's Siri files without resorting to piracy, the hacker says. The reason the filesystem is more accessible is reportedly that Apple made the filesystem encryption keys obtainable.
