that has heard about apps like Pandora can steal your information? I was on virus forum and read this:
"I love Pandora. I really couldn't do without it. But I could do without its sending my demographic information, phone ID, and location to eight trackers across six companies. And Pandora's far from the worst offender, the WSJ shows us.
The Journal's report lays bare much of what we already suspected, or outright knew but didn't bother thinking about: iOS and Android apps are having a field day with your personal info. More than half of the 101 popular apps they tested sent your UDID to companies without your awareness or consent. Nearly as many sent your location, and a handful even sent along demographic info and other personal details to advertisers.
It's a small sample size given the hundreds of thousands of apps out there, but it's hard to imagine that the most prominent names just happen to be the most aberrant. And the list of worst offenders also reads like a roll-call of must haves: Pandora. Angry Birds. Netflix. Shazam. Et tu, Yelp?
And yes, it makes perfect sense that apps that deliver location-based information would need to know your location. But the extra step of passing that on to marketers is something a user should at the very least have knowledge of, and should ideally be able to opt out of. Not everyone enjoys highly targeted ads so much that they're willing to compromise their privacy to have them on their phone.
iOS apps shared more data than Android apps, on the whole—somewhat surprising given the rigidity of the App Store approval process compared to Android's looser environment. And there's really nothing you can do to stop it.
There's something Apple and Google could do, though: create privacy policies. Make it abundantly clear to users what information apps are going to take, who they're going to send it to. And if you're feeling really generous this holiday season, give us a chance to opt out."
am i the only one that is worried or is there no need to worry?
welcome to the future buddy.
Yup, if you don't want anyone else knowing your business, don't own a smartphone or go on the internet. No one's info is safe.
It is the double edged sword of being connected to the rest of the world, the rest of the world is connected to you.
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You should be more concerned with people dumpster-diving your trash.
Seriously I'm more afraid of people stealing my mail then stealing my info on the web.
It's common sense for crying out loud.
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People are so concerned with this stuff sometimes. It boggles my mind. What do I care that some company knows what city I'm in.
You know who else knows what city I'm in? Every local shop I go to.
Heck, I used to work for a relatively small company (about a dozen or two locations in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois) and they asked for someone's zip when checking out. This was so they knew where their customer base lived. So if enough people drove from 20 miles away they would know they need to send their ad to more people in that town.
It's not as scary as most think.
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So I'm sitting at home watching a show on CNBC about Steve Jobs and Apple called "Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie" with my wife. I get an email and grab my ET4G to check it...
My wife asks me "Isn't this a show about Apple?", I said ya why?
She then says... "Then why are they talking about IPhones and Ipads and showing your tablet?"
I guess I gave her that puzzled what look... She went back a few seconds to show me.
Here's what I saw...
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Clearly a pair of Galaxy 10. 1's!!!
Oops!?!?
Just thought you guys and gals would get a good chuckle out of it like my wife and I did.
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Hahaha awesome
Now I understand that why Apple is suing Samsung for similarly looking devices. Even CNBC is not able to distinguish them
That is freakin FUNNY!!! Reminds me ... I have to call my cable provider and request a DVR!!!! Life is so much easier with one!
That is insanely funny. The sad thing is, I'm sure that very few people even noticed. Who wants to bet that in 2 or 3 days, the media will pick up on it and this XDA thread will be the source.
looks like they are filming in the apple store?
Haha. I watched this doco too just the other week and I totally missed it. Was probably too busy playing with my tablet to notice its brother on screen.
You'd think they would be able to notice the big Samsung logo on the back of the tablet. Or all the white backs of the Samsung tablets in the background.
OMG you stepped into another dimension
In that dimension the Samsung Galaxy tab we know here is actually the Apple IPAD!
Very funny.
But to the uneducated (which is probably 90% of the population) any tablet type device is automatically thought of as an iPad. I get it at work all the time. "Nice iPad." Me: "It's not an iPad, it's a... oh never mind."
That is the power of branding to the general public. Have to give Apple credit for that. Any MP3 player is automatically considered an iPod. Most smart phones are called iPhones, regardless of what they are. Bugs the crap out of me, but it usually isn't worth my breath to correct them.
Kind of like Xerox, Kleenex, and Q-Tip.
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Very funny.
But to the uneducated (which is probably 90% of the population) any tablet type device is automatically thought of as an iPad. I get it at work all the time. "Nice iPad." Me: "It's not an iPad, it's a... oh never mind."
That is the power of branding to the general public. Have to give Apple credit for that. Any MP3 player is automatically considered an iPod. Most smart phones are called iPhones, regardless of what they are. Bugs the crap out of me, but it usually isn't worth my breath to correct them.
Kind of like Xerox, Kleenex, and Q-Tip.
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+1 on that. Unfortunately you are absolutely right
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Goes to show you that Apple is sort of right with these lawsuits! No one can tell them apart!! lol
Ha - Found this post in a search after watching the same show and seeing the same thing.. That must have been at a best buy, all the tablets in the background are the white editions that I bought my girlfriend that came out at bestbuy on launch..
I need a link!
With the ever growing list of things the NSA or any government entity can do with technology, I am wanting to know how exactly could we make our phones secure? By secure I mean IP masking, proxy routing, data encryption (AES 256 Bit), encrypted texts, etc. I have nothing to hide but I don't like my rights to be circumvented in the name of freedom.
So has anybody tackled this yet?
Don't use anything electronic. A good old fashioned decoder ring would probably fool them.
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I'm not sure either lmao.
Hes serious. Its the diffrence between living on the grid and off the grid. Even if you found blockers, proxys etc evetually they will be cracked and even in collecting those methods in theory you draw attention to yourself raising flags and making people wonder what your up to.
In the grand scheme of things. With the sheer amount of data processed everyday its very unlikely anyone will bother to track the majority of us unless we give people a reason. As much as we may like to think otherwise most of us just arent that important haha
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Possibly but it's better to have a condom and not need it then to need a condom and not have one.
It's even better not to f than get f'd. Then no need for a condom.
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It's even better not to f than get f'd. Then no need for a condom.
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doesn't that mean the same thing? lol either way you're going to need a condom lol
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doesn't that mean the same thing? lol either way you're going to need a condom lol
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Nah, ones your choice the other isn't.
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Arre u terrorist? If not thn it shouldn't matter. All your call can be via carrier unless u use a telegraph. And matter as we speak your nterest n nsa proofing you device may have already brough unwanted eyes upon you they may b comming for you now dnt answer the door for strangers
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Dang, is he a terrorist because he wants privacy? What happened to us? Have we become so complacent and conditioned that our lives have nothing we hold sacred and private? I would and will do anything in my power to keep and protect every single aspect of my life private because it's my life, and not for anyone else to know. You have been a good student and have accepted the bull**** line, " you have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide" or whatever it was that Obama kept saying when he tried to justify the secret and illegal spy operation on Americans that had already been going on for like 10 years. The sign outside of the first and largest data centers in Utah had that quote on its sign at the entrance. Would u also he ok living in a would where even in your own home there were cameras and listening devices every where? Ones privacy and liberties are what a free existance requires.
Why not just use a VPN?
When you request the recovery image for your Moto X, Motorola exposes your email address to everyone else who has requested the same image for a given timeframe.
This is unacceptable exposure of confidential customer data.
Hey Motorola, how about you stop holding our recovery images hostage and just provide a regular no-authorization-required HTTP download instead of all this Google Docs authorization BS and get rid of this problem altogether?
Screenshot for proof:
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Might be best to post this on the Motorola forum.
Customer service has been great for me.
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Might be best to post this on the Motorola forum.
Customer service has been great for me.
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I agree, and I posted it there as well. I just wanted to make XDA users aware because XDA users are especially likely to try and get recovery images from Motorola.
Yup, probably best to post this at the official Motorola forums. It's probably a stupid oversight, like "I have this great idea to streamline the distribution of the stock image... Oops..."
They have nothing to gain from that, it was probably a coding error in the system that handles the requests and distributions.
Plus... Your email is already all over the place... Privacy, confidentiality? What the hell is that these days... It doesn't exist, so another 2 dozen people have your email, no reason to be over dramatic about it.
Sorry, my philosophy is, not to make mountains out of mole hills... No offense to you.
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Plus... Your email is already all over the place... Privacy, confidentiality? What the hell is that these days... It doesn't exist, so another 2 dozen people have your email, no reason to be over dramatic about it.
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Some people have separate email accounts that they prefer to keep private. Regardless of your lax attitude towards confidential customer data, this is indeed an important issue and Motorola has just acknowledged that they will fix it.
Have you forgotten that Weev was sentenced to over 3 years in federal prison just for exposing iPad customer's email addresses? http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57592084-83/at-t-ipad-hacker-appeals-conviction/
Vint Cerf had a very interesting take on privacy: http://m.cnet.com/news/vint-cerf-privacy-may-be-an-anomaly/57613120?ds=1
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Should have at least used Blind Carbon Copy (BCC). This is very surprising coming from Motorola. This tends to happen with less-established businesses (e.g. one person businesses who aren't tech savvy). People don't think sometimes.
Chances are, no one on that list is a spammer and is going to sell your email address. But it does suck, and I agree you have every right to be upset about it.
Think positive though -- here's your chance to get a gift card out of it when you complain.
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thanks...now post in the apps section...not sure why here?
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Firstly lets start off by saying that iv never crowdfunded in my life, but at this present time i tought id give it a go.....
My old XDA name / Account was iResQRepairs ( maybestill active but lost details ) im the guy that fixes phone, tablets and games consoles for people....... up until recently this is all i used to do, i was self employed and UK Nationwide isuffered a mental breakdown and lost my bussiness, and now im unemployed struggleing to live part time from the goverments benefits........ ( can bearly afford paper to wipe my arse )
I dropped my much loved HTC U11 flat on a Marble Surface and smashed it, therefor iv now lost its waterproof feature and probally my NFC ( wont know until i open it ) im trying to attatch an image of it........ a friend of mine XDA MEMBER Eletronicpunk found a replacemet on eBay for me around £39.95 with limited colours, so i need to wait until mine comes back in stock or find another supplyer......
im Putting this out there so people can see my position and possibly help me out with some funding........ being a repair guy i never took out insurance as i knew i could fix this issue, but i never knew that id become unemployed with no money either
Any Extra Money I make, Will be donated to another well known cause or charity. for many many years i have helped others out, im not asking a single person to pay the lot ( although that would be great ) but if we could all manage £1 im sure id reach my target in no time.....
so Please check out my link and decide if im worthy of a donation or not...... i cannot post full links on here as of yet so il break it down and try to mke it easy to translate
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I have to ask - if you are struggling so much financially, why do you own a flagship phone? Surely that’s a lot of money that could be used for the more important things in life.
Begging. It's bad enough I have to deal with the tramps in town asking for my money...
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Dude..as harsh as this may sound and it's not meant in a negative manner... sell it as requiring repair, get a few quid in your pocket and get a cheaper device.
If you can't offer a return in the form of some kind of development with evidence of capability of what you can offer, people are unlikely to support your technology requirements
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I have to ask - if you are struggling so much financially, why do you own a flagship phone? Surely that’s a lot of money that could be used for the more important things in life.
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its only recently that iv started to struggle, esp with my realtionship breakdown, im hopeing to get my business back up and running but first i need to sort my accomadation out, the htc u1 was paid for outright with my contract when it was relesed not so long ago........ i wouldnt like to say im begging to be fair, but i dont ming being labbled
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