Nokia to block unauthorised access to firmware images

[Hiro2]

As title says, it might be harder to experiment with Lumia in 2013...

article: Nokia to block unauthorised access to firmware images

 

[anon(5370748)]

Lame. Encouraging, or at least not discouraging hacking is a good way to increase your userbase. It gets people interested and allows for better and more useful apps in the long run.

 

[Tahiti Bob]

Maybe that will coincide with the "enthusiasts" programme Microsoft talked for those who want to install updates early.

 

[Coolknight1968]

Yeah like steal your private data... I can do without that...

 

[Hiro2]

Yeah indeed, I suppose there is a hope that there will be pirated versions of firmware floating around, kind of like iOS Jailbreaking...