	{"id":382,"date":"2008-08-29T09:31:04","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T08:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.intego.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2012-12-12T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T21:49:08","slug":"apple-vows-to-fix-iphone-passcode-flaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apple-vows-to-fix-iphone-passcode-flaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Vows to Fix iPhone Passcode Flaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Macworld <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/135275\/2008\/08\/iphoneflaw.html\">is reporting<\/a> that Apple &#8211; in a rare announcement &#8211; has said that they will fix the passcode flaw in the iPhone, which we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/do-you-think-your-iphone-password-is-secure\/\">reported on this week<\/a>. 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