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Trooper
 Post subject: Unlocking a smartphone in the good old USA
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 16:04 
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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/arc ... ne/272552/

As of this weekend, it is now illegal to unlock your phone in the USA. Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and a $500,000 dollar fine for a first offence.

Gosh.
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Mr Russell
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 21:00 
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Trooper wrote:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/the-most-ridiculous-law-of-2013-so-far-it-is-now-a-crime-to-unlock-your-smartphone/272552/

As of this weekend, it is now illegal to unlock your phone in the USA. Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and a $500,000 dollar fine for a first offence.

Gosh.

The USA are apparently stupid.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:01 
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You cant unlock your phone but you can take an automatic weapon and shoot it a lot.
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