Apple will break the hacked iPhone

Office for Patent and Trademark Office issued a request Corporation Apple, which describes the technology of remote control of their devices.

The patent is primarily concerned with phone iPhone and players iPod touch. It is like on the devices exposed to hacker attack, and those who received the procedure "unlock ", so-called JailBreak, practiced by many owners of gadgets. It includes "otvyazku "phone from the operator, with a connection to that sold the iPhone, and the ability to install programs that are not in the official app store iTunes AppStore.

In July 2010 the procedure JailBreak was recognized as legitimate, when the U.S. government amended the "Law on Copyright Protection in the Digital Age. " However, the most by Apple iPhone hacking (and other devices running iOS, such as iPad or iPod touch) is officially banned.

Devices subjected to unlock, removed from the manufacturer's warranty and tech support are denied.
The patent application describes a mechanism to identify these compromised machines and the measures that a company can apply to them. For example, in the near future iPhone or iPad next generation will be able "know "their owners by their appearance, voice and even individual heartbeat. To find out the real owner of the gadget, you will need it to enter their data, which will remain in memory as a reference. In the apparatus of mismatch will signal to the company that occurred access "unauthorized user ", possibly in the case of theft or loss. In addition, Apple engineers will be notified if the device will be carried over certain actions, such as removal of SIM-card, hacking or software settings, disabling operator.

The program provides the owner a notice of unauthorized access via SMS or email. Also, Apple will be able to remotely limit the functionality of the device: disable a particular application, close access to personal data owner, remove all the stored information, or simply block the apparatus. Also reported that device will be able to tell the company about criminals - send a photo made the front camera, show the location, some built-in GPS-receiver.

Experts expect that up to tough measures against the owners of vehicles will not come. "Do not panic and wait for all vehicles from Apple will soon be blocked and they prove useless piece of iron, - calms leading analyst Mobile Research Group Eldar Murtazin. - Nobody is going to do. "

According to him, such methods of remote disconnect is at each of the manufacturers - there are systems for Android, Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile. And none of the companies did not use these features en masse. The company's mission just to create a patent for this technology. "Accordingly, nothing on the market this patent does not affect, and the mass disconnection of such phones will not - believe Murtazin. - It is not profitable and the company would be badly affected its image.

"The patent is intended to protect against unauthorized access and anti-theft devices.

The device will click on unlicensed programs on it, but sanctions are unlikely to be, otherwise it will reduce the market for Apple »,
- Agrees Editor Portal Mobile Review Sergey Kuzmin.

It's no secret that half of phones iPhone, sold in Russia, came to the country with the help of "gray "schemes and the standards of Apple are hacked. In some countries, vehicles are sold only with the connection to the operator. In the U.S., for example, the operator AT & T - unit sold together with SIM-card and with a contract obligating the holder to use the services of AT & T. Only