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Kindle Fire and Nook Upgrades Kill Root Access
jfruhlinger writes "The Kindle Fire and Barnes and Noble Nook tablets are similar enough and close enough together in price that they ought to be fighting market share and one-upping each other in terms of features they offer users. But the latest OS upgrades to both gadgets claims to be an 'upgrade' while actually taking functionality away: both remove the ability to root the device."
A more balanced way of looking at it is that the updates fix known local privilege escalation vulnerabilities. This might be more of an issue for people wanting to hack on the Nook Tablet: its bootloader is confirmed locked, but reports lean toward the Kindle Fire having an unlocked bootloader letting anyone flash their own software without needing to gain root first.
It is. Most cars have the hood release inside the (presumably) locked cabin... and are hooked up to an alarm system.
I agree with your sentiment; I just could not resist shooting at your analogy!
For large sets, this will be our guide even unto death, for the LORD will work for each type of data it is applied to...
Boats have cabins, cars have interiors.
It's a ship not a boat.
There is no right to feel safe thru security vaudeville at the expense of everyone's freedom, privacy and tax money.
I drain my crankcase every weekend and replace the oil to try out different brands. Doesn't everyone?
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.