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With a browser-based method for jailbreaking any iPhone or iPad, including the iPhone 4 now out in the wild, freeing an Apple mobile device has seldom been easier. As a matter of fact, it's become so easy that an intrepid jailbreaker found the time not only to unlock his own hardware, but also to filddle with handsets that don't belong to him.

Whose hardware did he get their mitts on? Um, Apple's.

According to 9to5Mac, a fellow by the name of Ethan Zackary Andrew opted to walk into his local Apple Store--the Toronto Eatons Centre location, by the looks of it--and jailbreak at least one phone, catching the whole process on video. While this may seem funny to some, it's best to remember such tomfoolery always has a price. In this case, each jailbroken phone found in an Apple Store at the end of the day would have to be reset, forcing the store's already run-off-their-feet staff to stay and work overtime.

Not cool.

Despite the dark side of this jailbreaking gag, the video does have one plus: It illustrates just how easy it is, if you're so inclined, to jailbreak your own phone at home.

video via 9to5Mac