George Hotz
Programmer, Person
1989 –
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Who is George Hotz?
George Francis Hotz, alias geohot, is an American hacker known for unlocking the iPhone, allowing the phone to be used with other wireless carriers, contrary to AT&T and Apple's intent. Additionally, he developed the limera1n jailbreak tool, which used his limera1n bootrom exploit. He is also noted for hacking the PlayStation 3 and subsequently being sued by and settling with Sony. He is currently a student at Carnegie Mellon University.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1989
Glen Rock - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bergen County Academies
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Employment
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on July 23, 2013
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