In many cases, the bogus emails ask for specific personal information or install spyware or other malware on your computer for the purpose of stealing your financial and personal information.

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Currently, there is an exception for personal jailbreaking (allowing individuals to install unapproved applications by altering the phone's operating system), but developing, selling, trafficking or discussing the underlying technology is still illegal and there are no personal exceptions for tablets or other devices.

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He says the OpenSocial APIs are based largely on the ones used for Google Gadgets, the applications Google lets users install on their "iGoogle" personal home pages.

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