I read in the USA Today that a judge shot down Apple and said that people are free to jailbreak their Iphones.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, they do get props for being first on a lot of stuff. I think that the > tablet pc makers will thank them in the long run. M$ tried and failed to > make it successful for over 10 years. > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Bosco Bosco <ironpi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Pardon my language but F*(K Apple!!!! They turned into a crappier greedier >> version of microsoft. I wanna buy one and jail break it just to piss them >> off. If I didnt have to make them profit to do it, I probably would. >> >> B >> >> --- On *Tue, 8/24/10, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken >> devices >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 5:50 PM >> >> >> >> >> 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<http://mc/compose?to=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<http://mc/compose?to=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 <http://mc/compose?to=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/ >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >
