Apple Prepares A Way Of Disabling Jailbroken Devices

Jailbreaking may have been declared legal earlier this year by the US Government, but it doesn't mean Apple is going to give up the fight.

Jailbreaking is a way of allowing your device to use apps not approved or sold by the iTunes App Store.

It's now been revealed that Apple has applied for a patent in the US for a method that could be used to remotely disable jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iTouches.

The application is titled "Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorised Users of an Electronic Device".

The method would identify "particular activities that may indicate suspicious behaviour" and the behaviour would include "hacking, jailbreaking, unlocking, or removal of a SIM card".

As well as combating jailbreaking, Apple says the method could also be used to disable stolen devices.

Apple still maintains a policy that jailbreaking invalidates a device guarantee.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Well I smell a very huge Law suit here. It's going to be interesting. However It would be more interesting if people join together against this since they can't do this, this would be monopolistic move. And is against a direct federal law. Or I'm wrong?
24 August 2010 at 04:57
Anonymous said…
If they do this I will get an Android phone I'm tired of this cat & mice game with apple, is very closed plataform and is very bad directed in this way. I can't get it, this people is so mind closed about their products. Now people is not ignorant, and if they still getting "stones" on or shoes wi need to gat a better NO SO CLOSED device. I will look beter at Nokia, Windows 7 phones (HTC's) or Android phones.
24 August 2010 at 05:00
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