tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5513085914613241457..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Grammatically Incorrect: Illusions of privacy and your iPhoneGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11169515634608343892011-04-23T18:33:23.505-05:002011-04-23T18:33:23.505-05:00Sometimes the law enforcement use is to track peop...Sometimes the law enforcement use is to track people who have been kidnapped or who are missing, which is appropriate. It may also be useful in other ways. A friend was falsely accused of sexual molestation of a 16 yr old, but her cell put her somewhere else and his does not show him doing some things when she said he did, since they were not in the same place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11936802429587596712011-04-23T17:48:12.899-05:002011-04-23T17:48:12.899-05:00Hmm. The iphone and ipad track user movements with...Hmm. The iphone and ipad track user movements with and without GPS. A NYT article said that the cell phones keep a file on the cell phone itself of your locations updating frequently from WiFi hotspots, and nearest microwave towers. It doesn't matter if you are using GPS or not.<br /><br />Further, the same article says that when the user syncs his phone, the tracking file is uploaded to his PC. There is concern that this may expose his/her private data to hackers.<br /><br />A followon article said that Apple is under investigation in a couple of European countries (I seem to remember Switzerland and Spain). The EU has much stricter data protection laws.<br /><br />And finally, Big Brother is incidental. The fear is Big Inc more than Big Brother. Some of us suspect that Big Brother is just an arm of Big Inc.JohnTnoreply@blogger.com