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Kuaiyong offers paid iOS apps for free without the need for jailbreak

Despite Apple's "walled garden" approach to its App Store, there have been many websites and apps over the years that allowed pirating iOS apps...

April 22, 2013 / 13:30 IST

Despite Apple's "walled garden" approach to its App Store, there have been many websites and apps over the years that allowed pirating iOS apps. According to VentureBeat, a new one has popped up. The website, 7659.com, is owned by Kuaiyong and supposedly uses Apple's bulk enterprising licensing technology to distribute pirated apps to iPhone and iPad users in China for free.The website only opens if you're in China, though you can get there if you spoof your location by using a proxy. It offers a wide collection of apps for both the iPhone and the iPad. Because it uses the enterprising licensing technology, users don't have to jailbreak their iPhones or iPads to install the pirated apps.Apple has undoubtedly built in failsafes for such situations so that it can verify apps itself. The website points out that if you are visiting it from outside China, you shouldn't use your Apple ID.

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first published: Apr 22, 2013 12:50 pm

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