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I've always wondered about the legalities of such things. How is it okay for a company to legally sell a hack of another company's technology? Is it because the

by dre85 8y ago

I've always wondered about the legalities of such things. How is it okay for a company to legally sell a hack of another company's technology? Is it because they only sell to the police? If this is okay, then where is the actual limit? Can they sell hacked access to a company's servers for example?

tinus_hn 8y ago
This isn’t really a hack, it’s just a tool for brute forcing pin codes. It doesn’t work if you have an alphanumeric code or a very long pin code.
- briffle 8y ago
  But doesn't that still violate the DMCA that prohibits working around access control technology?
  - manjushri 8y ago
    It does seem to violate the CFAA https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
  - tinus_hn 8y ago
    The DMCA only protects works based on copyright, so no.
- IshKebab 8y ago
  It is a hack. It shouldn't be possible to test pins via a lightning connection. If it weren't exploiting a bug you would have to enter the PIN via the screen, and then you only get a few attempts. It seems likely that Apple could just buy one of these, find the bug and fix it. Unless it is using some very low level exploit which I suppose is possible and might explain why it is hardware rather than software (though that might also be to justify its cost and prevent piracy).
  - acct1771 8y ago
    > It seems likely that Apple could just buy one of these, find the bug and fix it. Nobody would ever sell it to them.
    - IshKebab 8y ago
      I'm pretty sure a company with the resources of Apple could get their hands on one.