Sunday, September 14, 2014

Is rooting or jailbreaking a touchscreen device illegal or not?

I have a Samsung android tablet and I have rooted it 6 months ago. I also have apps that require root access which I downloaded after rooting my device. The problem was if the apps that require root access that I downloaded are illegal, does that mean I root my tablet illegally? And why are there internet sites that offer rooting or jailbreaking procedures for a certain touchscreen device, does that mean it can be legal for some ways? If it's illegal, then why not these internet sites be banned for distributing procedures that may get us involve in hacking these devices?

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