Here's a funny one. I found the link to the story, but the page won't load. I wonder why...
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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/ > > > -- "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
