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Talk about the bill and the fact that the DMCA tried to make such an act like unlocking your phone punishable with prison time and fines.

A bill is running through congress that can make it required to have phones have the option to unlock- freedom

Another stance on the bill in congress that deals with phone unlocking. Notes that there is a force of over 100,000 americans who all want to be able to OWN their device.

Goes in depth about what exactly rooting your phone is. Provides why you should do it and how it can help. Fully opens your phone, not common enough

More depth on the act of rooting and what it provides for the end user and even a developer.

Provides steps on how to jailbreak an iphone. The apple version of opening your phone up to the community. Leads to unsigned code and deeper development and even unlocking

Another tutorial on how to jailbreak your i-device. Another view at it and enables users to get a deeper look at their phone. Encourages technological growth

In depth look at exactly what jailbreaking is and the history of it. Emphasizes third party apps which are free of ridiculous rules.

The latte grande at the Starbucks in Tysons Corner, Va., must have seemed extra steamy last month when two college students bellied up to the bar packing pistols on their hips, as casually as if they wore cellphones. Someone called the police, who confiscated the handguns and charged the students.