iPod code ‘cracked’
Wed, 25 October 2006
The iPod has just had its fifth birthday, but Apple’s celebrations may be cut short thanks to a 22-year-old Norwegian who claims he’s cracked Apple’s proprietary iPod-iTunes ecosystem.
Jon Lech Johansen, affectionately known as DVD Jon, garnered worldwide fame and notoriety when, at the age of 15, he cracked the encryption scheme used by DVD. This allowed for DVDs to be copied and played back on any device.
Now Johansen claims he’s mastered the inner workings of the iPod and its FairPlay encryption technology, allowing him to remove many of the restrictions Apple places on its users.
More on Sydney Morning Herald website
[tags] iPod, code, crack [/tags]
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