Comment The issue is a bit overblown (Score 2) 429
1. These sorts of exploits are found for every device all the time. This one was just famous because people used it to get root access to their own phone.
2. @comex et al are not immediately irresponsible and evil for exploiting and exposing a vulnerability. Isn't that what DEFCON and BlackHat devote entire conventions to?
3. If Apple just provided a safe way to get root access to your own device (like every other computer you've ever purchased) people wouldn't have to resort to using security holes.
4. With the the 2G iPhone and iPod Touch now unpatched by Apple, the only way to secure them is to jailbreak them and install the Cydia patch that is now available. Ironic.