Apple Files iPhone Anti-Theft Patent

Apple has filed a patent application for technology that would restrict unauthorized access to a mobile device such as an iPhone in the event of theft or hacking. The question remains how such technology would affect "jailbreaking" the iPhone to run software unauthorized by Apple. - Apple has filed a patent application for technology that
would restrict unauthorized users access to a mobile device such as an iPhone.
Application
number 20100207721 can be found on the U.S. Patent amp; Trademark Offices
database, where it was apparently published Aug. 19. It describes a metho...

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