Apple bans hackers from App Store
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Apple bans hackers from App Store
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Re: Apple bans hackers from App Store
#2pasted from BigBoss on Cydia:
This warning applies to owners of 3GS iPod touch 3 iPod touch 2 with serial MC Any 3g unlockers
iPhone OS 3.1.3 is now out from Apple. Supposedly it fixes some very rare battery reporting issues on 3gs devices with a specific problem (It does not make your battery last longer). There are no new features. The release only stops jailbreaks. That's right. No new features.
DO NOT UPDATE YOU WILL BE SORRY.
Currently there is no jailbreak for this firmware. Unofficial sources have confirmed that they have patched up the method we used to jailbreak 3.1.2 so you will not be able to jailbreak. If you update you will lose all your jailbreak apps and will not be able to get them back. In other words, updating means you lose a lot of stuff in return for almost nothing back. In addition, there is no ETA on a jailbreak for 3.1.3. It may never be jailbroken. It is likely that they (dev team, geohot) will not waste another hole on 3.1.3. They will most likely hold it for the bigger update that will come with the release of the iPad and iPhone 4.0. Unlockers - you cannot unlock the new baseband. This would apply to those 3g users that can jailbreak 3g. If you update, you will not be able to unlock.
To summarize: - Update adds NO NEW FEATURES, do not update.
Re: Apple bans hackers from App Store
#3Other hackers have also reported that their Apple IDs have been banned. It seems that this action of Apple's is merely a warning, as these hackers can always just create another Apple ID and access the App Store that way. It would be a lot harsher if Apple decided to ban their devices.
Your App Store purchases are locked to your Apple ID via FairPlay DRM, right? While indeed less serious than a device ban, that puts all your existing apps (or other non-music purchases) in a pretty uncertain state.
Re: Apple bans hackers from App Store
#4Other hackers have also reported that their Apple IDs have been banned. It seems that this action of Apple's is merely a warning, as these hackers can always just create another Apple ID and access the App Store that way. It would be a lot harsher if Apple decided to ban their devices. Your App Store purchases are locked to your Apple ID via FairPlay DRM, right? While indeed less serious than a device ban, that puts…
Jailbreaking allows the installation of cracked apps, which basically makes the App Store DRM a non-issue.
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#5I'm far from taking sides, but I am surprised it took Apple so long to start this type of banning. I am not sure how it benefits Apple in the long run, but I am sure that if the App Store were my business I probably would have done this. And sooner.
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#6Does anyone know why Apple has not invoked DMCA against jailbreaking? Is it because DMCA does not cover how the jailbreak hacks work or is it something else.
I don't know much about the inner workings of jailbreak, nor have an iPhone, but given the way Apple protects its IP, I'm really curious.
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#7Why do people bother with iPhones? Seems like that in the time it takes to find exploits, you could just fix all the parts of Android you don't like instead.
Re: Apple bans hackers from App Store
#8Other hackers have also reported that their Apple IDs have been banned. It seems that this action of Apple's is merely a warning, as these hackers can always just create another Apple ID and access the App Store that way. It would be a lot harsher if Apple decided to ban their devices. Your App Store purchases are locked to your Apple ID via FairPlay DRM, right? While indeed less serious than a device ban, that puts…
Jailbreaking allows the installation of cracked apps, which basically makes the App Store DRM a non-issue.
Only if you're okay with breaking the law* and standing on ethically questionable ground* just to use an app that you bought.
If your ISP gets a DMCA notice because you were downloading a cracked version of an app that you already own, do you think they're going to accept the explanation that 'it's okay, I already own it'? What about in the context of some of the proposed 'three strikes' laws? Nasty potential minefield.
* Depending on interpretation, of course.
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#9I'm far from taking sides, but I am surprised it took Apple so long to start this type of banning. I am not sure how it benefits Apple in the long run, but I am sure that if the App Store were my business I probably would have done this. And sooner.
why would you bother if you're unsure it would even help in the long run?
i see it as a net loss for apple. you're not going to deter whatever "deviant" behavior you think exists on current jailbroken iphones, whatever that may be. if people want to download free apps, they're going to do it. if anything, i'd think you're hurting your image by turning against hackers like this.
will apple recover any lost profit because they paid their own engineers to build these fixes? who knows, all i know is that another jailbreak will be available soon. people who want to control their own devices will find a way to do it.
Re: Apple bans hackers from App Store
#10Does anyone know why Apple has not invoked DMCA against jailbreaking? Is it because DMCA does not cover how the jailbreak hacks work or is it something else. I don't know much about the inner workings of jailbreak, nor have an iPhone, but given the way Apple protects its IP, I'm really curious.
Apple can serve DMCA notices till they're blue in the face. Outside the US people will just laugh them off.
Not to mention that if they start prosecuting their customers that's terrible PR, and the ones most likely to jailbreak are the ones recommending iPhones to their friends and family (i.e. the technically inclined), and also the ones who would make a huge fuss about it. It really would do them no good at all.