As thoughtful as mobile phone makers are when they design their products, there are always punters who want something that isn’t there and are willing to hack a device to get it. In the Android world such a hack is called “rooting” a phone; in the iOS world, it’s called “jailbreaking.” Either can turn a phone into a can of worms for retailers. “Jailbroken phones aren’t always indicative of a problem, but in a majority of cases there’s a higher correlation of fraud than there is with normal phones,” said Scott Olson, VP of product at Iovation.
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Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 11, 2014 06:47 AMAs thoughtful as mobile phone makers are when they design their products, there are always punters who want something that isn’t there and are willing to hack a device to get it. In the Android world such a hack is called “rooting” a phone; in the iOS world, it’s called “jailbreaking.” Either can turn a phone into a can of worms for retailers. “Jailbroken phones aren’t always indicative of a problem, but in a majority of cases there’s a higher correlation of fraud than there is with normal phones,” said Scott Olson, VP of product at Iovation.