George Taylor McKnight, 2010

iPhone unlocked by teenager

Seventeen-year-old George Hotz is the first person to unlock an iPhone so that it can connect to any wireless network. His hack is technically legal; the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which outlaws the breaking of digital encryptions, says cell phones are exempt. via Activate

Yes, I know this is a week old and everybody knows about it, but I a) didn’t know he was 17 and b) didnt know that cell phones are exempt from the DMCA




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