ok, here's the deal. On android phones, the default browser and maps apps phone home all ur info. On iOS phones, the default browser and maps app do not phone home all ur info. This is the difference between android and iOS. agreed? now, which one sounds better to you?
but if a store's wifi ids re registered with google, then they'll know your location based on this beacon. obv works best in a home depot, not so much in a mall.
well it's hella convenient for location services to be on for core phone functions, like search and maps. you use these things in so many ways that it becomes very fluid. which is why i prefer to use a phone os from a company that doesn't sell my recorded locations to others.
why would you think that they may any attention to your privacy settings? have you hired a team of lawyers to review their TOCs? they ignored my safari privacy settings.
it's not that simple. it's tied to location services on a phone. like, you want phone navigation? that requires location services. you want it to show your location on a map? that requires location services. oh btdubs they also make records of your every location.
for iOS this is pretty easy, just don't use the core google apps (maps, google search, gmail, chrome). for android, you're kinda screwed, because it's baked into the OS. Another reason to stick with iOS. I can't say anything about windows phone OS.
the article doesn't touch on this, but I wonder how much untapped power is in that 64bit processor in iPhone. what's cool is, that's dormant in my phone right now, but will be unleashed next year so it will be like getting a new phone.
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ok, here's the deal. On android phones, the default browser and maps apps phone home all ur info. On iOS phones, the default browser and maps app do not phone home all ur info. This is the difference between android and iOS. agreed? now, which one sounds better to you?
then what is the ostensible legitimate purpose of location services?????
but if a store's wifi ids re registered with google, then they'll know your location based on this beacon. obv works best in a home depot, not so much in a mall.
> i prefer to use a phone os from a company that doesn't sell my recorded locations to others.
And please, which company would that be?
casting a wide net, there are four major mobile phone OS's. Here's a link to news about one OS capturing and selling location information:
Google Starts Tracking Retail Store Visits On Android and iOS
do you have any links for iOS, blackberry, or windows phone?
what if you want to make a call?
well it's hella convenient for location services to be on for core phone functions, like search and maps. you use these things in so many ways that it becomes very fluid. which is why i prefer to use a phone os from a company that doesn't sell my recorded locations to others.
and google obliges!!
why would you think that they may any attention to your privacy settings? have you hired a team of lawyers to review their TOCs? they ignored my safari privacy settings.
it's not that simple. it's tied to location services on a phone. like, you want phone navigation? that requires location services. you want it to show your location on a map? that requires location services. oh btdubs they also make records of your every location.
for iOS this is pretty easy, just don't use the core google apps (maps, google search, gmail, chrome). for android, you're kinda screwed, because it's baked into the OS. Another reason to stick with iOS. I can't say anything about windows phone OS.
and the noose tightens a little bit more...
also, it's fun to edit wikipedia. i added "butthole"
haha yeah. I like "basshole", which is a bowdlerized version, so frack off.
cool explanation bro, but if so why isn't the i5s already crazy stupid faster than nexus 5?
go get a fucking dictionary, my friend. then go get a woman so you can chill the fuck out.
they should have come up with a better name. Snapdragon!
yeah well the rest of the world thinks that america is a big butthole you know what butthole means? i didn't think so. go look it up, yankee doodle.
right, because the US = the entire feckin world, right? arsehole.
the article doesn't touch on this, but I wonder how much untapped power is in that 64bit processor in iPhone. what's cool is, that's dormant in my phone right now, but will be unleashed next year so it will be like getting a new phone.
how come nobody modded this up? I thought it would be great karma-bait.
I made that joke in a comment last week. Your favorite meal is copy pasta.
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For those of you who don't know, the concrete cows of milton keynes. How could the summary not include this link?
You've been scroogled!
I'm repeating myself: What's the denominator?
How many cars in England?
The denominator is per year. Sheesh!
Link or it didn't happen
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