Apple's Killer Patent for Jailbreakers

Apple's Killer Patent for Jailbreakers

Apple has used the route of a patent to institute a series of measures to protect its devices from Jailbreakers, thieves and unauthorised users.

http://forensicmobex.blogspot.com/2010/08/apples-killer-patent-for-jailbreakers.html

Unlawful - Iphone Jailbreaking

Unlawful - Iphone Jailbreaking

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The information below was reproduced from Sean Morrissey's website. It clearly has a significant impact how mobile telephone and computer examiners conduct examination and the methods they adopt to extract and harvest data.

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iPhone Forensic Issues & Ethics
2. Jailbreaking the iPhone OS X. However, this method is not forensic and hasn’t been accepted in a court of law in the United States. In fact, this method violates US Copyright Laws:
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§ 506 · Criminal Offenses
Criminal Infringement.— (1) In general.—Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18
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§ 2319. Criminal infringement of a copyright
Any person who violates section 506 (a) (relating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be punished as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and such penalties shall be in addition to any other provisions of title 17 or any other law.
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First offense 5 years, and every subsequent offense 10 years.

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Scroll down to bottom of page:

http://www.osxforensics.com/iPhone_Forensics.html
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From my own research, the UK has its own approach and legal remedies to deal with these matters. Some years back Nokia made a presentation to APIGS about IP and DRM over issues on infringement.

Iphone jailbreak hack

Iphone jailbreak hack

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Just in case some are unaware.
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http://blog.intego.com/2009/11/11/intego-security-memo-hacker-tool-copies-personal-info-from-iphones/
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and also at
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/11/iphone_hacking_tool/
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Perhaps a point examiners may consider useful and that is what polices, practices and procedures do you have in place where:
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a) you jailbreak and breach the digital signature of the handset to get inside?
b) the handset is already jailbroken (so to speak)?
c) the handset is already jailbroken and carries the hack code?