Jailbreaking Isn't Theft
4 hours ago
- #digital sovereignty
- #technology policy
- #jailbreaking
- Panel moderator in Toronto called jailbreaking an iPhone 'rampant theft of IP', which the author finds absurd.
- Canada faces digital sovereignty risks due to reliance on U.S. tech giants; Trump could disable services like Microsoft Office 365 or brick devices.
- Canada's Copyright Modernization Act criminalizes jailbreaking, limiting competition and allowing U.S. companies to take high fees from Canadian transactions.
- Legalizing jailbreaking could boost Canadian economy by allowing competition, increasing revenues for local businesses, and enhancing digital sovereignty.
- Apple's origin involved selling Blue Boxes for toll theft, contrasting with its current stance against jailbreaking as piracy.
- Canadian digital sovereignty efforts should focus on disenshittification, not creating a national AI, to make billions and increase resilience.