Legality of Hacking and "Chopping" Your MBP!

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This week on Your Mac Life, sponsored by Griffin Technology, The MacBU, RadTech, SmileOnMyMac and Circus Ponies - "Legality of Hacking and "Chopping" Your MBP!"


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Apple has caused quite a lot of sturm und drang with their latest iPhone update and a lot of the discussion is about the legality of not only Apple's actions but of the "hacking community". Tune in to Wednesday evening's show to hear the Associate Dean of the University of Alabama's Law School, J Noah Funderburg talk about the issues involved.

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