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Lawsuit Claims Windows Phone 7 Spies On Users

Posted by samzenpus on from the stop-looking-at-me dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Microsoft wants to emulate the success of the iPhone, but they probably didn't want to follow in Apple's footsteps this way: a class action lawsuit claims that Windows Phone 7 is collecting location data on users, even when they request that it stop. But a look at the internals shows that Microsoft might not be acting as Big Brother-ish as it appears."

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  1. Really? by symbolset · · Score: 4, Funny

    Both of them?

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    1. Re:Really? by MightyMartian · · Score: 2, Funny

      Can you spot the bitter Windows Phone developer? Look carefully. They may look like an Android or iPhone developer, but if you approach them slowly and flip them over quickly you can identify them by their long umbilical cord stretching back to MSDN colony mother.

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  2. Microsoft Like An Abusive Spouse by curmudgeon99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This reveals a lot about Microsoft. Already, people who have a Windows Phone 7 are neither iPhone nor Android users. They're already suffering enough and Microsoft has to pile on the indignity of stealing their measly data. Microsoft must know everything there is to know about the 536 people--worldwide--who bought the Windows Phone 7.
    Bet the same people invested heavily in Silverlight...