Apple examines detection technologies jailbreakers

A recently published patent filed by Apple in February 2010 re-appear on the new

technologies that allow us to detect and circumvent the jailbroken iPhone.

Apple is entitled Systems and Methods for identifying unauthorized persons to the electronic device and would help to protect companies from jailbreakers and other hacks to the iPhone.

Jailbreaking the iPhone is locked considered to be perfectly legal , according to the U.S. Library of Congress.

Identification jailbreakers

Apple patent describes the identification of hacking, jailbreaking, unlocking, or removing the SIM card, so that the company can take action against you.

Apple introduces the patent as a move to protect registered iPhone users from thieves and unauthorized mobile users.

Access to confidential information such as credit card information, social security numbers, banking information, home addresses or any other information, can be sensitive to prohibit, notes the proposal.

In some forms, important information can be removed from the electronic device. For example, confidential information may be disposed of immediately after the discovery of the unauthorized user.

remote kill switch

However, the data indicate jailbreakers achievement of the following parts of a patent application, which says:

activity that can detect an unauthorized user may be any action that might indicate an electronic device is affected by, for example, hacked, jailbroken or unlocked.

Jailbreaking an electronic device can generally refer to interfere in the device allows the user to gain access to digital resources, which are normally hidden and protected by the users.

Unlocking the phone cell may generally refer to removing the restriction that the blocking mobile phone so it can be used only in specific countries or specific network providers.

Yes, in some embodiments, unauthorized user may be detected if it is determined that the electronic device is jailbroken or unlocked.

Slightly more worrying, the proposed arrangements for the identification jailbroken Apple iPhone may include remote activation of the iPhone camera, with geo-tagged image uploaded to the server.

Or can transfer data from phone to server, and then wipe the iPhone? C, which some describe as the kill switch? C disturbingly Orwellian way, companies want to control how its customers use its products if it turns out, ever be implemented.

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