One of the first — if not the first — apps to take advantage of the iPhone 4’s forward-facing camera for security purposes should appeal to users with nosey coworkers and paranoid types alike.
Free app Big Brother keeps grubby mitts (that aren’t yours) from defiling your iPhone 4 by launching the passcode screen if someone attempts access while the app is running, then emits a blaring alarm if the passcode is botched; it also takes two photos and records the GPS coordinates if the alarm is triggered — and emails you the info — so you can maybe identify who’s prying, and where the attempted access occurred.
It’s no realtime GPS iPhone tracker, but it could act as a deterrent — or possibly help locate a stolen iPhone in cases where the iPhone is snatched and then fiddled with later.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
