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Virus Man

Yep, you heard that right. Dr. Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, deliberately infected himself (by way of an RFID chip implanted in his wrist) with a benign computer virus. This was part of an experiment designed to show how implantable bionic devices are susceptible to computer viruses.

The device in Gasson's arm is an RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip that emits a signal and allows him to access certain parts of the University of Reading laboratory, as well as operate his cell phone. In other words, the chip functions as an internal swipe-card.

Gasson and his colleagues then created a virus for the chip. They put it on the chip and Gasson went into the lab--and when the lab's computers read the code, the virus implanted itself into the database and began to replicate. Now if any of his other colleagues swipe their traditional swipe-cards to get into the lab, the virus can replicate itself on their swipe-cards.

This experiment shows that viruses can be transferred wirelessly from implant devices to the computers they communicate with. Someone could thus potentially create a virus that would allow them to access secure areas (such as the University of Reading laboratory).

This is not the first instance of an RFID system being hacked--but it is the first time that the hacked RFID chip was inside a human being.

Now, while a computer virus in Gasson's arm won't affect his health--that's not the case for a lot of other people with bionic implants. People with pacemakers, cochlear implants (for the hearing-impaired), and deep brain stimulators (for neurological conditions), for example, could be in big trouble if a virus infected their implanted devices.

"I don't think for us that (infectious technological agents) would be a particularly new concept, but implants in our bodies will make it a lot more real," Gasson told TechNewsDaily, "A denial-of-service attack on a pacemaker, if such a thing were possible, would of course be very detrimental."

In the future, bionic implants may not only be for cool scientists like Gasson or people with medical conditions--people may eventually use implants to improve brain function, memory, and IQ.

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More in the Sega of the iPhone 4G

It appears the saga of the lost (or stolen) iPhone prototype is drawing to a close. Tech blog Gizmodo, which paid $5000 for an unreleased, next-gen iPhone and then posted a detailed preview of the handset, now reports it has returned the device to Apple. Since Cupertino's legal sharks requested in writing that Gizmodo return the iPhone, there's little doubt the handset is the real deal.

The result? Well, the world won't top spinning, but Apple may decide to make Gizmodo's life miserable with some sort of nasty legal action. Perhaps more importantly for Apple, the big reveal may curtail the media hype that will accompany the new iPhone's summer launch.

In fact, the next-gen iPhone has already lost much of its mystery, if not its allure. Thanks to Gizmodo's scoop--ethically questionable or not--we already know what the new iPhone will look like, even though many of its finer attributes remain unknown.

Apple Botched It

Apple's most rabid enthusiasts will no doubt vilify Gizmodo for the iPhone leak, but based on what we know about the incident thus far, it appears that Apple had a chance to quash the story--or at least limit the damage-- and blew it.

Gizmodo reports that after an Apple engineer left the iPhone prototype in a bar on March 18, another patron found the device, which ultimately found its way into the hands of a tech-savvy individual who recognized the iPhone's unique attributes. This personal then attempted to return the device to Apple by phoning the company's contact and support numbers, but his efforts were unsuccessful.

To be fair, low-level support personnel at any company aren't exactly privy to details about hush-hush, unannounced products. If you're a support rep, and you receive a call from someone claiming to have a top-secret Apple product in his possession, you'd probably assume he's a crackpot. (In fact, an unnamed Apple rep told Gizmodo that's pretty much what happened.)

The other possibility is that word of the missing iPhone did reach Apple management, which chose to ignore the incident, hoping it would blow over. In this scenario, no one would sell the phone to a tech blog, and nobody would be the wiser. If the press found out, Apple could issue plausible denials for a few weeks until the iPhone's summer launch.

Don't Talk Or Else

Tales of Apple's over-the-top secrecy are legendary. According to recent reports, developers earlier this year had to keep their iPads tied to a stationary object in a room with blacked-out windows. And stories of the company's paranoia, including an in-house "loyalty team" that ferrets out leaks, have surfaced in the past. Who knows, perhaps a more open Apple, one where the company's support reps would be more inclined to report potentially lost or stolen gear to their supervisors, could have stopped the Gizmodo leak.

A more open Apple could've simply taken the phone back and said "thanks." But doing so would have been an admission that the device was, in fact, property of Apple. And Cupertino doesn't discuss its unreleased products--ever.

Now, I know that some of you will accuse me of blaming the victim. But the fact is that Apple had an opportunity to plug the leak. Its paranoia contributed to a corporate culture that prevented it from doing so.

Now its summer party has been ruined. Oh, well, there's always the next iPad.

Apple Demands Prototype iPhone Back From Gizmodo

Apr 20, 2010 4:02 am

The latest on that alleged iPhone 4G prototype: Brian Lam, Gizmodo's editorial director, has published an official letter he received from Apple requesting that the device be returned immediately. Gizmodo believes that such official communication proves the device is real. However, it should be noted that this does not necessarily mean that the device is the next iPhone--just that it's an Apple prototype of some sort.

How the Phone Was Found

The iPhone 4G prototype--at least, that's what Gizmodo assumes it is--was reportedly found by an anonymous bar-goer at Gourmet Haus Staudt, a German beer garden in Redwood City, near San Francisco. The phone was discovered on a barstool at midnight on Thursday, March 19. The person who found the phone asked around the bar to see if anyone had lost an iPhone 3GS (the phone had a case on it that made it look like a 3GS), but nobody claimed it. The person then unlocked the phone and found the Facebook page of Apple software engineer, Gray Powell, still signed in. The person decided to try to return it in the morning.

Gizmodo says that the person woke up to find the phone dead--thanks to Apple's MobileMe service, which allows users to wipe their stolen iPhones of all data, remotely. The person then noticed the phone looked different from other iPhones--for one thing, it had a front-facing camera--and managed to remove the "disguise" case. Upon discovering that this iPhone was not like any other iPhone out there, this person promptly forgot their promise to find Gray Powell and return the phone, and started selling to the highest bidder.

Checkbook Journalism

Did Gizmodo shell out $5,000 for its exclusive lost iPhone 4G story?

Yes, says head of Gawker Media (the publisher of Gizmodo) Nick Denton, who tweeted earlier Monday, "Yes, we're proud practitioners of checkbook journalism. Anything for the story!" and "Does Gizmodo pay for exclusives? Too right!"

According to AOL's Daily Finance, Engadget had the chance to bid after it published the first fuzzy photos of the phone, but declined. Engadget editor in chief Joshua Topolsky says he doesn't believe in checkbook journalism as "it encourages awful behavior in tipsters."

This is not the first time Gawker Media has paid for a story, either--in October 2009, Gawker reportedly paid a 25-year-old researcher for the confirmation that the (by then, infamous) "Balloon Boy" story was a hoax. Also, in January 2010, Gawker's tech blog Valleywag offered up to $100,000 for concrete details on the (then rumored) Apple tablet: $10k for pictures, $20k for video, $50k for pictures or video of Steve Jobs holding one, and $100k if you could put it in Valleywag's hands for an hour.

Apple wasn't too pleased with Valleywag's "Scavenger Hunt," however, and immediately sent Valleywag's editor in chief a letter saying that Valleywag had "crossed the line" by offering "a bounty for the theft of Apple's trade secrets," and demanded that Valleywag immediately discontinue the hunt. Which is why, of course, it's curious that Apple hasn't spoken up with regards to this latest "leak," if it is, in fact, that.

Legal Fallout

The Daily Finance also suggests that Engadget may have been worried about the potential repercussions of buying a supposedly "lost and found" item. After all, California Penal Code Section 485 states:

"One who finds lost property under circumstances which give him knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person not entitled thereto, without first making reasonable and just efforts to find the owner and to restore the property to him, is guilty of theft."

Since the person who found this prototype did see Gray Powell's Facebook page on the iPhone, and did plan on returning it to Powell (before, you know, Gizmodo accidentally dropped $5k their way), one could argue that, in accordance with Section 485, the phone was stolen.

Perhaps that's why our anonymous tipster wanted to stay anonymous.

As for Gizmodo? When Computerworld asked Denton if he and Gizmodo were worried about the potential ramifications of publishing what could be considered Apple trade secrets, Denton simply cited a January 2008 lawsuit by the Church of Scientology (when Gawker posted clips of a "private religious event") and said, "Formidable though Steve Jobs may be, the Church of Scientology has a more vicious reputation for litigation."

Ultimately, Gizmodo may have dropped $5k for a supposed iPhone 4G prototype--but it's racked them up over 10 million page views, according to Site Meter. And as for the prototype, what do you think of the revised design?

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