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Comex, the Hacker Behind JailbreakMe.com, Hired as Apple Intern

OceanView said:
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No more jb. Crap
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because there's one guy in the world that tries to exploit iOS software
 
chrmjenkins said:
Microsoft employs the same strategy and it works for them. Sony, well, they punish their hackers. *Looks at financial results of Apple, Microsoft and Sony* Hmm, I wonder who has the right approach.
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Not sure you can link the way they treat hackers with the financial results. Seems a bit weak to me as a logic.
 
wordoflife said:
I wonder what Apple wants from him (as in, are they really going to ask him to help lock down the OS?) :eek:
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Brown is not a bad school from what i've read. the guy who's porting android to the touchpad is a student at MIT

there are a few smart kids who do this stuff and the rest just follow their instructions and brag about how cool and smart they are because their phone is JB'd or rooted
 
They would have had to hire me with a salary. The hell with an internship, I reveal what I know and then get told there are no open jobs..we have your resume on file. Eff that!
 
goosnarrggh said:
Strictly speaking,the courts were not given a chance to weigh in on the matter. A panel of government bureaucrats within the Library of Congress, in consultation with government lawyers, made this decision after considering briefs from interested parties on both sides of the argument.

Now, the courts have clear instructions not to consider the DMCA's anti-circumvention clauses when dealing with any potential cases that might arise surrounding a mobile phone being jailbroken (or rooted if you're talking in Android parlance, or whatever other word you'd use to describe the process in other phones...).

Apple never publicly showed any signs of actually attempting to press charges against any individuals for violating the DMCA by jailbreaking their phones, and it is entirely speculative whether or not Apple was ever actually planning to. This was a preemptive move to prevent Apple from doing so.

Now, if Apple wants to press charges (and still, there's no evidence that they are planning to), they'll have to look for some other point of law outside the scope of the DMCA anti-circumvention clause. If they managed to find such a law, and if they could successfully persuade a court to agree with Apple's reasoning, then it still might be possible for Apple to force the issue and have jailbreaking declared illegal by other means. But, again, there's no evidence to support any notion that Apple is actually pursuing such a course of action right now.
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Ahh, ok. Well, I suppose my question pertains to what if DCMA were allowed to apply to jailbreaking? (if I understand the legal issues surrounding this correct)
 
RichardI said:
What is wrong with this picture? Is this how we get ahead in today's society? We break the law and then get rewarded with a nice, plum (or apple) job? It's just wrong. That kid should be IN JAIL! It's always been amazing to me just how stupid mankind can be. We learn nothing from the past so we repeat it over and over...
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Actually, no. No evidence that this kid did anything that is illegal. And I'm quite sure if there was such evidence then there wouldn't be an internship. "jailbreaking" is in itself not illegal. It may be used for tethering (which is likely breach of contract, but not illegal, and not done by the jail breaker). It may be used to run apps without paying (which is illegal, but not done by the jail breaker); the act of jail breaking an iPhone may void your warranty or may be in breach with Apple's license terms, but it is not illegal. And the vulnerability that this kid exploited _could_ have been used for highly criminal actions, but he didn't do any of those.
 
Tim Cook is indeed worthy of the Apple CEO title. Brilliant Machiavellian move -- "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer."
 
CRIME PAYS... at least when you are a hacker and not completely malicious or selling state secrets.
 
EVERYONE CALM DOWN!

They only hired him because Steve Jobs needed help jb-ing his iPhone. That's it.

Nothing to worry about.
 
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Gix1k said:
They would have had to hire me with a salary. The hell with an internship, I reveal what I know and then get told there are no open jobs..we have your resume on file. Eff that!
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How do you know he will even say anything? The only downside is if he signs a NDA. Then if he does something after that then he's screwed.

I'm happy for him though.

James
 
re original article
probably a good thing aapl hired harry potter as an intern
lets see what he can do
hopefully aapl will be smart enough to make him sign all the nda's
 
haruhiko said:
Comex made the untethered jailbreak for 4.3 - 4.3.3
Also he made the ONLY untethered jailbreak for the iPad 2.
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No he did not, the last couple of untethered were by I0N1C. None the less he has been very successful and was responsible for jailbrekeme 2 and 3.
 
Jailbreaking will not stop, but what I would hope Apple would do is:
  1. Create an "Unofficial Apps" section in the app store
  2. When someone goes into the Unofficial Apps section, iTunes would give a notice that if you bring the phone in for warranty service that all unofficial apps will automatically be removed.
  3. Sync unofficial apps as well, but not automatically reinstall them if warranty service was performed
I know this will probably never happen, but it would stop the cat and mouse game once and for all and Apple could even get a cut of Unofficial Apps that normally end up in Cydia.
 
Angelo95210 said:
Not sure you can link the way they treat hackers with the financial results. Seems a bit weak to me as a logic.
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Yes, because I was obviously being completely serious, right?

This kind of decision is a direct reflection of how the company perceives their users and their community. Those companies that realize people that wish to modify their products for their own users are usually a good thing, and if not encourage, at the very least don't discourage it with litigation, are the ones that seem to succeed.

A company's perception of its users plays a big role in how they attempt to market and how willing they are to offer features they think their customers want.
 
Kinda lame to be honest, Kid sold out!

Great move for apple though. Can't beat them.... hire em.
 
QuarterSwede said:
It won't. I'm running iOS 5 beta 6 jailbroken. The untethered jailbreak is what was Comex's specialty.
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yes many could crack the os but he was the only person who could get the untethered part right..lol so this sucks..

for me no jailbreak = no iOS phone..:(

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F123D said:
Jailbreaking is what makes me stick with the iPhone. If it becomes more difficult or takes even longer to wait for a jailbreak, and this upcoming iPhone isn't amazing hardware wise, might have to start browsing for a different phone.
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i agree 100000% no JB - no iOS
 
chrono1081 said:
THIS!!!!

I don't ever claim to know anything about hacking but I know its not what is in Hollywood movies.

If anyone wants a good laugh look at this article:

http://www.cracked.com/article_19160_8-scenes-that-prove-hollywood-doesnt-get-technology.html

Seriously, writers, directors, and actors playing the parts should all be ashamed.

My favorite one has got to be I think number 5 where the girl says "I'll create a GUI interface in Visual Basic to track his IP." O..m...g.....
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Good thing the joystick hacker was behind 7 proxies. (5 + Miami, London)
 
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