The Library of Congress of the United States has decided to publish the list of exemptions from the DMCA, which includes the case of Jailbreak to tablets, smartphones, smart TVs and other general-purpose computing devices. From now on users who are very fond of tinkering with their devices and modifying their software are not violating copyright law. Curious move by the US government right in the middle of the controversy because Apple refuses to include back doors for its devices that allow the government to spy on users without any prior control.
The Jailbreak of smartphones was legal since 2012, today it has been renewed and a device that was not previously contemplated, tablets, has been added to the list. If you Jailbreak your iPad, you were technically violating the copyright laws of the United States, but this situation has already ended, as of today it is totally legal to Jailbreak the contemplated devices, good news for digital freedom, although coming from America something smells like char. Now many more commonly used devices such as WiFi routers are susceptible to this type of hacking technique, because as the great Chema Alonso would say (Microsoft MVP, and one of the best IT security experts in the world), a hacker is not a thief or a criminal, They are curious people trying to find out more about the world of technology and what surrounds us.
But we do not stay here, the Library of Congress has also approved the Jailbreak for intelligent vehicles, that is, always for research purposes for their safety. This will allow us to use third-party diagnostic tools to investigate possible errors. Perhaps with this method the Volkswagen fiasco would have been found out a little earlier. For now the e-Readres, laptops and desktops are still outside this legal framework, as well as consoles, since these are closely linked to intellectual property.
Very good news, this is good of so many prohibitions. Apart from that it serves as a lesson for all those large companies including Apple, who are convinced that your phone (... or any other device) still belongs to them even if you have paid them good money for it. They not only want to make money at your expense, they also want to control your life, tastes and more. Let everyone do whatever they want with their gadgets as long as they don't harm other people.
I quote: "Curious move by the US government right in the middle of the controversy because Apple refuses to include back doors for its devices that allow the government to spy on users without any prior control."
I am not assuring my opinion but I think that is why the United States Congress has allowed such a thing. It is neither bad nor good for me, as long as the two continue like this for my best. I like that Apple does not want to give information to the government and on the other hand I am happy that Congress lets us jailbreak and it is something legal.