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| Government crony capitalism: It is now a crime to jailbreak your smartphone |
| 2013-01-28 |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #4 Another reason I don't have a "smart" phone. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-01-28 23:18 |
| #3 To be fair, they're trying to enforce the contract under which you bought an expensive chunk of electronics for a small fraction of the retail price. I don't see that prison is appropriate unless you're making a business out of it, though. And the point of the article--that our laws are unjustly broad--is absolutely correct. |
| Posted by: James 2013-01-28 22:19 |
| #2 Can't remove the battery in an iPhone. |
| Posted by: KBK 2013-01-28 18:14 |
| #1 If you can't unlock it then you can't remove the pre-installed apps that transmit your location etc. to whoever your service provider allows access. If it's turned on, they know where you are. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-01-28 16:11 |