EFF petitions to extend legal iPhone jailbreaking
27/01/2012 |
In 2010, the Copyright Office said jailbreaking a handset did not violate the DMCA and the jailbreak community breathed a sigh of relief. What many people didn't realize was that the exemption covering jailbreaking will expire later this year. When it expires, companies can go after jailbreak developers like the iPhone Dev Team using the DMCA. They could face jail time and monetary penalties for their involvement in creating jailbreaking tools. Needless to say, this would put a halt to most,...
DMCA jailbreak exemption set to expire, EFF asks for your help to get it renewed and expanded
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is asking for your help to tell the U.S. Copyright Office that jailbreaking does not violate the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and its exemption should be continued and expanded. In 2010, the Copyright Office said jailbreaking smartphones does...
The new iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak tool will likely be called Absinthe 2.0
With the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak right around the corner, work has apparently started on packaging the exploits into a tool that your average iOS device owner can utilize.Tools like GreenPois0n and RedSn0w take 99% of the guess work out of the jailbreaks, making it so that almost anyone ca...
'Jailbreak' Censored Across US iTunes Store Categories
Apple has taken its war against jailbreaking to another level as the iTunes Store begins censoring all occurrences of the word 'jailbreak' among all content categories. Music albums, apps, podcast episodes, television shows, e-book titles, movies, and almost everything has been affected with this...
Untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak to arrive in a matter of days, will even support the new iPad
The untethered iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak should be released in just a matter of days according to a tweet by pod2g. Many people have been eagerly awaiting an untethered jailbreak for the latest version of iOS 5.1.1. It has taken a while for it to even look possible never mind become available. Now it ...
Important For Jailbreakers: Save iOS 5.0.1 SHSH Blobs With TinyUmbrella 5.10.05
The untethered jailbreak for A5 devices is about to arrive soon. Those who are looking to jailbreak are recommended to save iOS 5.0.1 SHSH blobs. Even if the users haven’t updated to iOS 5.0.1 as said by Pod2g, SHSH blobs will play a key role in getting the untethered jailbreak. Details bel...
iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak: The Story So Far!
All of you witnessed the release of untethered jailbreak for the A4 devices just before the start of the new year. Pod2g along with the iPhone Dev Team and the Chronic Dev Team managed to pull it off. There has been recent activity going on for the untethered jailbreak for the A5 devices. Details...
iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak release is just days away
It looks like the prospect of the iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak being released during the Hack In The Box security conference is becoming more likely, as pod2g announces on twitter that the jailbreak release is mere days away.A few days ago, pod2g said that “something big” will happen during th...
iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak Will Support All Devices
Tired of waiting for the untethered jailbreak of iOS 5.1.1?We're close to the light at the end of the tunnel as we received an update about latest updates on iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak.We mentioned from our previous post, Pod2g confirmed the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak on iPhone 4S, iPad 2...
Browser Changer Allows You to Set Your Default Browser on Your Jailbroken iDevice [Ios]
For those of you who have jailbroken iDevices and prefer a browser other than the default Safari, Browser Changer is an extension you can find in Cydia that will let you set a new default so links open in your browser of preference.More »
The Ultimate Jailbreaking Guide [Jailbreak]
What? Why? How? Answers to these questions, AND MORE, in Gizmodo's ultimate jailbreaking guide for iPhones, iPods and iPads.More »
