Hmm I don't remember that story but that seems to taunt the bear. Apple will win the first battle on this but then the hackers will win the war.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Did I ever mention the story I read in Wired, about the guy who took an > iPad into an Apple Store and used it to jailbreak his iPhone, with the > store's own Wi-Fi? > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices >> by Steven Musil <http://www.cnet.com/profile/stevenmusil/> >> >> - Font size >> - Print >> - E-mail >> - Share >> - 240 >> comments<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20014356-37.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0#comments> >> >> 7 >> >> [image: A browser-based iPhone 4 jailbreak was released just days after >> the U.S. Copyright Office ruled that such bypasses were >> legal.]<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20012305-37.html> >> >> A browser-based iPhone 4 jailbreak was released this summer, just days >> after the U.S. Copyright Office ruled that such bypasses were legal. >> (Credit: Steven Musil/CNET) >> >> Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent >> iPhone<http://www.cnet.com/apple-iphone.html> >> and iPod <http://www.cnet.com/ipod/> owners from jailbreaking their >> devices. >> >> The company has applied for a >> patent<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=OR&d=PG01&s1=20100207721.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100207721&RS=DN/20100207721>, >> titled "Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an >> Electronic Device," that covers a series of security measures to >> automatically protect devices from thieves and other "unauthorized users." >> Unauthorized users apparently applies to those who engage in jailbreaking, >> which allows devices to run apps not approved by the company producing the >> operating system--such as Apple, the main target of such bypasses. >> >> The application, which was filed in February 2009 and published Thursday, >> describes measures to identify "particular activities that may indicate >> suspicious behavior," so that "safety measures" can be taken to restrict the >> device's functions. Those activities include the "hacking, jailbreaking, >> unlocking, or removal of a SIM card," according to the application. Apple >> also intends to send warnings to owners via e-mail or text message when such >> activity is detected. >> >> The application also describes a variety of measures that could be used to >> help identify the unauthorized user, including the activation of a camera >> that could capture and geotag the device's surroundings, and perhaps current >> user, and transmit that information to a remote device: >> >> In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by comparing >> the identity of the current user to the identities of authorized users of >> the electronic device. For example, a photograph of the current user can be >> taken, a recording of the current user's voice can be recorded, the >> heartbeat of the current user can be recorded, or any combination of the >> above. The photograph, recording, or heartbeat can be compared, >> respectively, to a photograph, recording, or heartbeat of authorized users >> of the electronic device to determine whether they match. If they do not >> match, the current user can be detected as an unauthorized user. >> >> When unauthorized use has been detected, "access to particular >> applications can be restricted, access to sensitive information can be >> restricted, sensitive information can be erased from the electronic >> device...," the application states, effectively wiping and bricking the >> device. >> >> Apple representatives did not immediately respond to a request for >> comment. >> >> In July, U.S. Copyright Office ruled that bypassing a manufacturer's >> protection mechanisms<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20011661-38.html> to >> allow "handsets to execute software applications" no longer violates federal >> copyright law. However, while the U.S. Copyright Office has declared the >> software legal, Apple has repeatedly discouraged users from loading such a >> bypass, reminding them that doing so will void their device's warranty. >> >> "As we've said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak >> their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to >> become unstable and not work reliably," Apple had said in a statement in >> response to the ruling. >> Steven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. Before joining CNET >> News in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers. E-mail >> Steven <stev...@cnet.com>. >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
