[Fed-Talk] iPhone 2.0 software disablement of features
[Fed-Talk] iPhone 2.0 software disablement of features
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 2.0 software disablement of features
- From: Peter Link <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:22:15 -0700
I watched the long iPhone 2.0 movie and noticed the new settings for airplane mode. You can leave WiFi on while still being in airplane mode (Bluetooth and cellular stay off). This got me to thinking about the camera. Since we can't have camera phones on site, and have to keep Bluetooth turned off, it makes it hard to find any cell phone that will work, much less smartphones. We are using Blackberrys but they have restrictions on where they can be used.
The iPhone should be able to be "adjusted" to include individual on/off settings for the camera, Bluetooth, cellular, and WiFi, all under password control. I know people have previously talked about smartcard access and while this would be a nice option (actually great option), having the ability to turn off certain features while on site is an absolute requirement (not having them in the phone is the actual requirement but soon there won't be any phones or computers without on-board Bluetooth and wireless so something has to change).
I would love to see an Enterprise iPhone developer come up with a solution, although this would probably have to be done by Apple. Having this option would make it a whole lot easier for iPhones to be accepted by Federal agencies. Peter Link Cyber Security Analyst Cyber Security Program Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory PO Box 808, L-315 Livermore, CA 94550
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