Gov't to Allow Jailbreaked iPhones

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 6:33PM EDT / Published Jul. 26, 2010 9:46AM EDT

Let the porn floodgates open: New government rules will allow iPhone owners to jailbreak their phones so that they can download applications that have not been approved by Apple. Other new rules will allow people to break access controls on their phones so they can use them with other carriers; and for professors, film students, and documentary filmmakers to break copy-protection measures on DVDs so they can use clips for educational purposes and criticism.

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Gov't to Allow Jailbreaked iPhones