It seems that the encryption technology in the new iPhone 3GS is not that hot after all. Recent news revealed that with physical access to the iPhone 3GS and some free software tool, data can be extracted within 2 mins and you can get the entire image of the raw disk of the iPhone 3GS in 45 mins.
What's astonishing is that the iPhone decrypts the data stored in the phone the moment the extraction of data begun. Meaning... Your data is as good as not being encrypted. User friendliness is one thing, but this is going a little overboard.
Anyway, just beware of storing any confidential information in any hand phone. Usual caveats apply.
On a separate note, the iPhone 3.01 OS update fixes the SMS attack flaw that allows a hacker to send a specially crafted SMS that will allow the hacker to take control of your iPhone. Better get that firmware update. Don't worry about updating the firmware. It's quite painless.
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