 SvampeBob
Male, 18-29, Europe
 3088 Posts
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:34:48 AM
link to a video that explains what I mean... |
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SvampeBob
Male, 18-29, Europe
3088 Posts
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:32:00 AM
that the exact system the Norwegian government is trying to get and most of Europe and US have it, the IPS are allowed to store when,where and what you accessed the internet, phone, text message and phone calls... when the governments does it is OK and legal but when two major corporation does it its illegal... |
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 Suicism
Male, 18-29, Western US
3534 Posts
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:07:30 AM
This is how you know it's America - here, the government goes to the trouble of interrogating data collection practices on our behalf. Elsewhere? They'd be asking how the hell to get in on it (Patriot act withstanding). |
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 phoneybone
Male, 18-29, Western US
1750 Posts
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:35:44 AM
i don't get the big deal. so long as the information they gather is anonymous, what's the issue? "so some dude happens to be [here]" no name, no other info (maybe b-day, but again anonymous is fine). So long as i retain my anonymity, i have no problem w/ the marketers getting this info.
What I WOULD like to see is some of this money they make off our info passed back to us in terms of cheaper devices, etc. I feel as it is now it's just free money for them, and lots of it. |
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 handys003
Male, 50-59, Western US
2402 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9:31:48 PM
Freak. I have a friend who works for Verizon. This was consented long ago by Congress and the FCC and Homeland Security. When they created the bill to do away with analog and all phones had to be digital. It's called 911 GPS tracking. |
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 champbronc3
Male, 40-49, Southern US
118 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:12:33 PM
Oh but what would we do without Angry Birds!? |
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 ledzeppeloyd
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
2184 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:56:42 PM
all thoes fat cats blatently lying to you as the consumer to make them annother million... oh america, where you're free to do whatever the government tells you |
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 Garu
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
564 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:54:53 PM
@ xiquiripat: So true. They need an iPhonograph or something. |
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Garu
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
564 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:52:36 PM
I'm Google. I'm popular. I'm successful. And damn-it, people like me! |
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 SmilinSam
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
3603 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:29:11 PM
oh here's a real coincidence: Gmail keeps tellin me to sign up for this "Verification/Password Security" crap for months now, which requires me to put my address/ phone number in, (in case i lose my password i guess?) and now today, ALL OF THE SUDDEN, my account has been *COMPROMISED* and they won't let me sign in if i don't give them my effing cell #! and the only way to "verify" your account is by having them call or text your phone! it's a load of crap is what it is, fishing for more info than i want to give. i don't need my cell # to be attached in any way to my email. i don't even use it for anything important! |
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oryfoxer7410
Male, 18-29, Southern US
49 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 5:06:50 PM
@ obhwfgirl
I am with you. They are just collecting anonymous statistics of where people visit for marketing purposes. This does not affect me in any harmful manner. As long as they cannot say, where is this specific guy and what is he doing, then I don't have a problem |
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 obhwfgirl
Female, 18-29, Western US
553 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 4:05:53 PM
I may be in the minority here, but I really don't care that Google or Apple tracks my info. I'm a nameless set of preferences and demographics to them. A number among millions of others. They don't care about a single number. They want trends. So as long as I stay a number, then I'm anonymous and their interest isn't dangerous.
HOWEVER, there is a line and I support the establishment of that line. If there comes a point where I'm no longer a number and my SENSITIVE personal info is being shared, then we have a serious, serious problem. |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:57:00 PM
meh... good on em, im not that exciting |
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 ruthless1990
Female, 18-29, Europe
2989 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:35:38 PM
"apple are deeply committed to protecting the privacy of all of our costumers"
seems legit |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25590 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:36:58 PM
You don't like it? Don't use it. If people laid off their product they'd alter their policies. I know, you'd really suffer not having the latest access to gossip and porn, but you wouldn't have to go long before they caved.
It's called a Strike.
Now, as for a "Senate Hearing on Privacy"
this from a government that's reading my email and listening in on our phone calls.
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 xiquiripat
Male, 18-29, Western US
2419 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:18:00 PM
Lol a bunch of old people arguing about technology they don't understand. |
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 rogue_knight
Male, 40-49, Western US
869 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:49:19 PM
Bank of the West is a dishonest bank! Avoid them- they are criminals!!!!!!!!!!! |
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tedgp
Male, 30-39, Europe
2926 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 11:21:20 AM
LOL@ senate hearings. See Iron man 2 for how useful they are |
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 TopperHey
Male, 18-29, Europe
1945 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:37:26 AM
@greenbasterd: and a spell-check? |
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 Renaud-
Male, 18-29, Canada
425 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:25:56 AM
aaaand thats why i have an android phone
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 romboy
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
222 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:23:46 AM
Google's android asks you if you want to opt into location tracking, it also emails you every now and then to remind you that you have location tracking on. Nothing wrong with that. iPhone on the other hand just does it and that's a concern |
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 ShadowDD13
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
261 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:16:04 AM
agree with greenbasterd, microsoft usually takes a few tries to get things right, but they DO get things right eventually, and you wont worry about the cops tracking you through your phone because you have a similar name to some other idiot and got mixed up in it... screw iphones most definitely, androids need some definite work to be considered "open source" because they arnt right now despite their claims |
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 greenbasterd
Male, 18-29, Canada
2125 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:04:54 AM
if any of you are thinkking of getting rid of ure iphone.. get the freakin windoes phone.. soooooo much better.. i get "speacial things" like oh i donno privacy.. and a slick drating phone |
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 kitteh9lives
Female, 40-49, Eastern US
977 Posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:40:53 AM
Link: Apple And Google Grilled On Data Controls [Rate Link] - Apple & Google defend their privacy practices at a Senate hearing on how they collect personal info via smartphones. |
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