{"id":2925,"date":"2014-05-12T10:16:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T17:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2014-05-12T10:19:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T17:19:06","slug":"stop-siri-revealing-contacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/2925\/stop-siri-revealing-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Siri from Revealing Your Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2927\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/iphone-324781_640-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"Stop Siri from allowing access to your contacts with this tip.\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" class=\"size-snk-default wp-image-2927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/iphone-324781_640-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/iphone-324781_640-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/iphone-324781_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stop Siri from allowing access to your contacts with this tip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oops!  With just a few taps, Siri allows access to all your contacts even if your phone is locked with a passcode!  The following video shows how someone could gain access to ALL your contacts even if they don&#8217;t know your four-digit passcode.  <\/p>\n<p>To stop this from happening to you,  you should disable Siri from operating from your phone&#8217;s lockscreen.  <\/p>\n<p>1)  Go to Settings \/ \u200bTouch ID &#038; Passcode (depending on your iOS version, it might just say &#8220;Passcode&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>2) Enter your passcode.<\/p>\n<p>3) \u200bScroll to Allow Access When Locked and now toggle off Siri.<\/p>\n<p>For more details on the hack,  see this article from <a href=\"http:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2014\/05\/12\/open-the-iphone-door-siri-apples-digital-helper\/\" target=\"_blank\">NakedSecurity, &#8220;Open the iPhone door, Siri!&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6cHZBk-eKps?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oops! 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