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
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
