Government and Copyright Office have recently announced the jail breaking process to be a legal one. This news has definitely removed misconceptions that were once there in the mind of some users who hesitated from jail breaking just because they thought it was illegal and harmful.
Jail-breaking is now known to be nothing more than getting root access to your device. You, as a user would definitely want to run applications and install programs of your choice. Apple restricts the choice to run programs from various sources thus it becomes difficult to customize one’s iPhone. Jail breaking will help apply ringtones and change themes as per your preference and choice. So there is no harm in having complete access to your very own iPhone. Once a customer buys a product, it becomes his/her property and the choice lies with him regarding how he handles it, so if a user jail breaks his iPhone to enhance the applications or working of the phone the choice and right definitely remains with him. So how can one say jail breaking to be illegal?
Whether to jail break or not is totally dependent on the user, if you are fully satisfied with how your iPhone works then there lies no need to jail break it. On the other hand if you want to enjoy various themes, ringtones and applications then jail breaking is a must for you.
There are some negative aspects also attached to jail breaking. Jail breaking through various websites might lead to some leakage of personal information and security issues etc. There are some people who correlate jail breaking with piracy, which is not true at all. Piracy is totally an illegal activity, whereas jail breaking is not. Jail breaking is now even being declared legal by the higher government officials and Copyright Office.
Apple still opposes the jail breaking process but on the whole jail breaking has nothing to do with the decline in profits of Apple, as Apple derives its major profit share from hardware sales. So if you want to enjoy using your iPhone then jail break it, but be sure that you use the most secure and safe means.
[via modmyi]
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