Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices
Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices.
The company has applied for a patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,” that covers a series of security measures to automatically protect devices from thieves and other “unauthorized users.” Unauthorized users apparently applies to those who engage in jailbreaking, which allows devices to run apps not approved by the company producing the operating system—such as Apple, the main target of such bypasses.
What else can Apple do, really? Naysayers will complain about the “control” Apple is exerting and how closed the iOS platform is…