The word "Jailbreak" is now used to refer to hackers of the Apple iPhone. It means "to hack an iPhone to install unapproved software." I gather it took only weeks to break the new iPhone 3GS, which went on sale in mid-June. Now, a hacker known as 'geohot' has release the first jailbreaking software.
So what do you do with it? OK, so you can create your own apps, you can probably "get" other apps for free, but what else? Apps are generally only a few dollars and most people only use a dozen or so. It's not like it's a big expense. What am I missing?
The thrill of the challenge....
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I dont know why people would want to hack a phone but creating your own apps, to me is stupid. It just shows how bored and computer dependent people really are.
I think the real problem is if people can learn to copy the software of applications now it won’t be long before they can start pulling out more important stuff and be able to actually copy the I-Phone itself.
@Nick - and maybe even copy from other peoples iPhones. We all have lots of info on our phones, as as they become more powerful we'll have more. Like bank account numbers...
@ Ms. H
I think that if someone is dumb enough to keep their bank account number in a an obviously insecure place is asking to have it stolen. People should have enough common sense to not do something like that.
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