That's an easy thing to say. But on the same token, if Apple required individual authentication to access the filesystem remotely, critics would scream about the privacy issues associated with linking a file transfer to a human identity.
The process of establishing "trust" between computer and iOS device probably needs a little work, but the concept itself isn't inherently insecure.
Why isn't the security press screaming about the scary inclusion of a massive black hole of security risk on OS X.... OpenSSH? All I need to do get physical access, click a checkbox in a preference pane and copy a public key to a user's home directory, and "poof" I own the box!
The process of establishing "trust" between computer and iOS device probably needs a little work, but the concept itself isn't inherently insecure.
Why isn't the security press screaming about the scary inclusion of a massive black hole of security risk on OS X.... OpenSSH? All I need to do get physical access, click a checkbox in a preference pane and copy a public key to a user's home directory, and "poof" I own the box!