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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:16 PM Original message |
iPhone keeps record of everywhere you go |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Figured |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. It keeps a record of everywhere the iPhone goes. |
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cdsilv (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. no - you can turn the gps/location stuff off....n/t |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Good, I've been weighing Droid vs iPhone. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So you're making this decision based on a random comment in a political forum? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Exactly... I don't like GPS recording on photos or video... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. .. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. You can turn it off, but the records remain. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. If you do not enable GPS on any app as the default... |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. The location data is not GPS based and cannot be turned off... |
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savalez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. You CANNOT turn it off because it's using tower triangulation - not GPS |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. Apple and Google are making me yearn for the days when Microsoft was king |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Cause Nothing Is As Good As Crap That Doesn't Work And Wastes Your Time |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Well, Microsoft would suck at location tracking too... |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. I can't remember the last time a Microsoft product didn't work for me |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. lol... true |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Gee, I guess NSA wouldn't have ANY interest in that data or in where we surf, who we email? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. Disclosed by Apple and in the news in 2010. The 'researchers' need to study how to Google. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. I have never owned a cell phone... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I wish it were so simple... but given the ability to track our email... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
55. And now there are fewer alternatives for emergencies |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. me neither. +100. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. I have to giggle at the level of shrillness whenever anyone says they live without the |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. As someone who travels for a living, a smartphone is invaluable |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. what did you use before the iphone? |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Before smartphones it was different |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Really? Who has responded in a shrill manner? |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 12:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
38. "Really? Who has responded in a shrill manner?" |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. I feel exactly the same way. (And don't have a cell phone, either) |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. So then, if you are going to commit a crime and need an alibi... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Even Analog Cellphones Can be Tracked by the Towers they Use |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. Works nicely in tandem with Facebook |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. This is the post privacy age. It's too late to worry about. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. "If you're not going anywhere you shouldn't go, then no problem." |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. Wife has a I4 I have the Atrix, both with latitude installed.... |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I have a prepaid cell with T mobile...that serves my purpose |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Go Google pen register requests and get back to us. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. You can easily turn this off. It's right in the settings: |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. You are incorrect. Read the thread and you'll find out why |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. You can easily encrypt the backup file (which people should be |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
33. Might as well have that info, since so many are self-reporting everything |
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cory777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
40. iPhone keeps record of everywhere you go |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Egads. it's true. It even kept track of my trip to Comicon last summer. |
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targetpractice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. So do other cell phones, digital cameras, car navigators, etc. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Dumb Thief: How to Locate a Stolen iPhone (2010) |
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targetpractice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Apple does not share that info... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. I don't mind my GPS knowing where I am |
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targetpractice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I understand... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I don't mind cameras that have geotags |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Brave New World. |
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PADemD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Only if you take your phone with you. |
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enlianykiy (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Tunisian border and are |
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PADemD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. ????? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:07 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. And its switched on. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
52. Another reason not to get another overpriced Apple iPOS. |
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