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Palm Pre Reports Your Location and Usage To Palm

Posted by Soulskill on from the caught-palm-red-handed dept.

AceJohnny writes "Joey Hess found that his Palm Pre was ratting on him. It turns out the Pre periodically uploads detailed information about the user to Palm, including the names of installed apps, application usage (and crashes), as well as GPS coordinates. This, of course, is without user consent or control. The only way he found to disable the uploads was to modify system files."

6 of 314 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Boycott by Ogive17 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would be easier to keep track of the companies that have NOT screwed over the customer.

    I'll get back to you if I can think of one.

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  2. Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? by TheCowSaysMooNotBoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Possibly even better answer: 90% of the Palm users don't care.

  3. Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look up "prole drift." More people have opportunities to better themselves than ever before; now *everyone* has a chance to run a shady business and abuse their positions of power. Things like grass lawns and vacations also used to be the exclusive playthings of the wealthy.

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  4. Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Things like grass lawns and vacations also used to be the exclusive playthings of the elderly.

    Fixed that for you. Now get off my lawn.

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  5. Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? by Em+Emalb · · Score: 5, Funny

    VP of Engineering: "Dude, they're going to find out, and they'll be pissed."
    VP of Marketing: "This is going to be great. Think of all the things we could do with this information. Think of all the people we could sell that information to. The feature stays."
    EVP of Marketing: "I eat boogers."
    CMO: "Excellent work, EVP of Marketing. VP of Engineering, you're too cautious. You'll never make it in today's world."
    CIO: "He's right. You're fired."
    VP of Engineering: "It's all good, I already have two other jobs lined up. Later, losers."
    EVP of Marketing: "Did I mention I eat my own boogers?"

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  6. Re:Yea, and.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it great how the courts can ask Motorola where you are but you can't?

    You just need to sue yourself and then ask Motorola for the location of your phone so that you can serve legal documents to yourself.