Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight • Hacker News Board

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#11

Post by comster » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 1:46 AM UTC

badass app. What does this say about the app store?

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#12

Post by wallflower » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 1:48 AM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #2

I wonder how many other apps on Apple's "guaranteed-safe" App Store have hidden behavior like this? Since I can't actually audit the app code that runs on my device (like by compiling it myself), nor can I audit the OS, I guess I now have to assume that any application on my iPhone is compromised. (+) Apple should include a warning on the box to that effect. (+) I don't actually own an iPhone.

Apps are sandboxed. They can send and receive data over http/https at will. Location sharing is much more audited in iOS 4. Your calendar data and some address book data is not well protected. Your pictures are only accessible through the camera roll UI; apps can't slurp them.

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#13

Post by markbao » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 1:51 AM UTC

God damn, it's been removed. Serious bummer to wait until iPhone 4 jailbreak to get tethering.

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#14

Post by Legion » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 1:53 AM UTC

SOCKS proxy isn't really "tethering".

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#15

Post by evandavid » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 1:56 AM UTC

iPhone tethering is allowed on my carrier, but I got the app anyway because setting up an ad-hoc WiFi network will allow me to tether my iPhone to my iPad, as well as the fact that bluetooth tethering between Mac iPhone is flaky as hell. Will be interesting to see if Apple kills it, and if they go as far as to kill it outside of the US where tethering is allowed anyway.

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#16

Post by DenisM » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 2:01 AM UTC

I wish he'd release the source, then those of us with dev accounts would be able to use it.

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#17

Post by gmurphy » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 2:09 AM UTC

DenisM wrote: post #16

I wish he'd release the source, then those of us with dev accounts would be able to use it.

Here's the source to one that doesn't require flashlight shenanegans: http://wiki.github.com/tcurdt/iProxy/

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#18

Post by brainsik » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 2:19 AM UTC

Legion wrote: post #14

SOCKS proxy isn't really "tethering".

True, but if you are on OS X, most of the apps will use the System Preferences proxy settings, so most of your apps will Just Work.

Of course, you'll have to get tricky to use SSH via the SOCKS proxy, but it can be done.

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#19

Post by DenisM » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 2:20 AM UTC

gmurphy wrote: post #17

DenisM wrote: post #16

I wish he'd release the source, then those of us with dev accounts would be able to use it.

Here's the source to one that doesn't require flashlight shenanegans: http://wiki.github.com/tcurdt/iProxy/

thanks, gmurphy!

Re: Handy Light: Tethering App Camouflaged as Flashlight

#20

Post by fraXis » Wed, Jul 21, 2010, 2:21 AM UTC

I was able to get this app before it was removed. I followed the directions and it works perfectly on my Macbook Pro.

However, it only works with Safari. It does not work with Chrome, Firefox, or any mail protocols (POP / IMAP / SMTP).