Just to be clear, this was also the case in iOS 5. A stranger could text, Email, or call your contacts, lookup phone numbers, and so forth. If you had Facebook and Twitter set up as contacts which you could text, they could also post on your behalf. Nevertheless, I agree - it's an important setting to keep an eye on.
Grant On 9/24/12, Chris <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > Disable Siri in the Passcode Lock settings if you don't want strangers > to use your phone while it's locked. > Elinor Mills > by Elinor Mills > September 24, 2012 8:07 AM PDT > > The latest version of iOS lets you use Siri to send Facebook posts and > Tweets even if the device is locked. > > To block the use of Siri on a locked device disable the feature in the > Passcode Lock settings. > (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) > > Upgrading to iOS 6? Be careful about leaving your locked iPhone > unattended unless you change some settings. Otherwise an unscrupulous > stranger could order Siri to send tweets and Facebook posts from your > account that you didn't make -- even if your phone is locked. > > Apple has added the ability for Siri to interact with Twitter and > Facebook from the lock screen, just like you can use Siri to send text > messages and e-mails and make calls on a locked device running iOS 5. If > you don't want Siri to conduct these sorts of activities while the > device is locked, you have to disable Siri in the Passcode Lock settings. > > I'm not trying to scare anyone, but many people may not know about this. > It's convenient to be able to use Siri without typing in a passcode, but > if you're prone to leaving your phone where others could have a go at it > without you around, you should know about this feature. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
