(m)Iphone for everyone to see! (eng)

My dear brother brought this to my attention:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/20/iphone-tracking-prompts-privacy-fears

This is more than interesting. You have a proprietary system that does not allow you to do ... anything with it. And part of this system that you can't control in any way is a "tool" that tracks your every movement and for how long you stopped in any place.

Google has been bashed time and again for its data gathering. It's worth noting that the data gathered by Google is very much anonymous in nature. Like the websites one of their users (not YOU in particular as far as the system in concerned) is accessing, or other similar stuff. Yet Apple does this and people are not concerned at all. Even more scary: they did not even know about it until now!

It never ceases to amaze me how people are PAYING to be subjected to potential tools for control while only 20 years ago (and countless other times in history), other people gave their lives to get rid of the control of "a higher authority".

Dear iProduct users, the friendly green robot or the colorful window awaits you :)

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