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    Default Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices!

    Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices.
    The company has applied for a patent, 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 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.

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    I think Apple is going too far when just jail breaking the idevice can void the warranty on the hardware.

    So, they can brick a device remotely... I wonder if they mention what they will do to remedy the matter if this happens accidentally? Probably nothing, because they will force you to agree to such risks or buy a different device.

    Caveat emptor!
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    Oh they will just issue you another leather brick holder and a dunce cap!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pacecomm1 View Post
    "hacking, jailbreaking, unlocking, or removal of a SIM card,"
    This part bothers me too,... if they don't want you to be able to remove the SIM, then don't use one. Build that info right into the device and have an added check if some magic math spits out the expected answer before allowing complete power on. I mean, COME ONE. I'm going to receive an email because the SIM was removed? I need to build an app that makes the device think the SIM has been removed/inserted as many times per second as possible!

    Quote Originally Posted by pacecomm1 View Post
    Apple representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    I'm getting tired of hearing this statement too. This seems to be a total cop-out by journalists lately. It allows them to weed out 'non-immediate' comments that they may not want to publish.
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    Thats no different than taking the bill clinton defense and saying "I had no sexual relations with that woman"

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    The way to avoid this is to not buy a crappy Apple product of any kind...problem solved
    My only crime is bending phones to my will...
    Well maybe not my ONLY crime



 
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