Teen Trades Hacked IPhone for New Car

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{"commentId":982829,"authorDomain":"aeschere"}

Way to go kid

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Reply#1 - Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:51 PM EDT
{"commentId":982991,"authorDomain":"adventurebooks"}

A regular Information Age Houdini, that one.

'Kid...you got a future in the IT industry...'

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Reply#2 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:07 AM EDT
{"commentId":983219,"authorDomain":"adventurebooks"}

He will probably get a few offers, but AB told him we'd do the book if he wanted...

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#2.1 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:28 AM EDT
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{"commentId":983236,"authorDomain":"claytonwyatt"}

I dont understand why you people support someone that has probably performend an illegal act
in my opinion young people should not be encouraged to break the law inorder to try and impress potential employers

If that young man applied to me for a job i would reject him if i had knowledge of his background ,far better to employ very clever young people that spend thier time prepared to be brilliant at work iether self employed or employed and reward them properly

Better that they earn very high salarys with great bonus for showing us thier brilliance constructively and legally

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    Reply#3 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:52 AM EDT
    {"commentId":984441,"authorDomain":"frank-oracheski"}

    The kid is 17, its probably his summer break, and its very impressive that he was able to crack that code along with three others. Getting a job for being creative is a good thing, and a car with an 8 GB iPhone is a sweet reward.

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    #3.1 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:00 PM EDT
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    {"commentId":984150,"authorDomain":"webel"}

    what "illegal act" did he preform?

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    Reply#4 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:29 PM EDT
    {"commentId":984559,"authorDomain":"adventurebooks"}

    I looked at my phone and didn't see a notice saying 'take this apart and we'll put you in jail...'

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    Reply#5 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:36 PM EDT
    {"commentId":985053,"authorDomain":"javelin"}

    Yeah, in response to #3, when I buy something, why can't I take it apart and make it work however I want? If I start ripping apart my computer so I can use, say, a different operating system then the one originally installed, am I suddently an evil doer?

    There is consumer led innovation all the time - it's called the democratization of innovation. If I buy a particular product, alter it to meet my specific needs, perhaps I've just created a whole new aftermarket? Or, I've increased demand for the original product because it's now more functional for a particular customer subset. So, relax with this "performend (sic) an illegal act" mumbo jumbo. Show me a statute in the law that forbids this and then we can point to this being an illegal act - albeit a particularly creative and innovative one.

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    Reply#6 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:18 PM EDT
    {"commentId":989030,"authorDomain":"claytonwyatt"}

    I think ,although not sure that this young man (who is obviously very clever ) would have been in breach of his purchase contract

    The argument that i put forward is that if hackers are hailed as heros and then employed by large corporations as a result this encourages more hackers

    Hackers and spammers cause all sorts of problems in our society and they should be niether condoned or cheered okay

    It just an opinion blimey dont you lot get angry !!!!!

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      Reply#7 - Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:22 AM EDT
      {"commentId":9875009,"authorDomain":"FowkYu"}

      hackers are already being hailed as heroes and employed by large corporations some of the best work for the FBI and CIA

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      Reply#8 - Sun Oct 4, 2009 8:58 PM EDT
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