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November 25, 2008
The Nekkid Photos Were Coming From INSIDE THE IPHONE
This would be a cautionary tale if it didn’t involve doing stuff nobody needs to be told not to do. And if it were true:
“According to a story in the Associated Press, Phillip Sherman accidentally left his iPhone behind at a local McDonald’s franchise in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
“After he returned to retrieve it, he said he discovered nude photos of his wife that he’d stored on his iPhone had been illegally distributed on the Internet without his consent.
“Now he and his wife, Tina, are suing the McDonald’s Corp., the franchise owner and the store manager for $3 million in damages, according to the AP, for ‘suffering, embarrassment and the cost of having to move to a new home.’ The suit says that Sherman left the phone at the McDonald’s in July and that employees promised to secure it until he returned.
“Whatever the outcome of the case, security experts say it’s another example of how unauthorized access and distribution of inappropriate or confidential content can ignite corporate brand disasters and data security headaches.”
Imagine my disappointment when the Houston Chronicle said the story’s likely a hoax, serving to rope in ‘net horndogs who occasionally end up with malware on their computers.
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