unbelievable

[TradeMark]

http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker/

WhatÔÇÖs so bad about this?
The most immediate problem is that this data is stored in an easily-readable form on your machine. Any other program you run or user with access to your machine can look through it.

The more fundamental problem is that Apple are collecting this information at all. Cell-phone providers collect similar data almost inevitably as part of their operations, but itÔÇÖs kept behind their firewall. It normally requires a court order to gain access to it, whereas this is available to anyone who can get their hands on your phone or computer.

By passively logging your location without your permission, Apple have made it possible for anyone from a jealous spouse to a private investigator to get a detailed picture of your movements.

[knorke]

so ive heard new iphone will have a 10 megapixel camera
pretty awesome if you ask me

[1v0ry_k1ng]

I heard the new iphone has an app that lets steve jobs ram his +1 chode of overpriced shit you dont need into your unlubed middle-class anus

[Cheesecan]

ifail is fail, go android.

[Pxtl]

I heard the new iphone has an app that lets steve jobs ram his +1 chode of overpriced shit you dont need into your unlubed middle-class anus

I'll agree on the "shit you don't need" part, and smartphone plans are, in general a rip-off... but Apple has actually done a damned good job on the price-point of their handheld offerings. Comparing the price and featureset to the competition, the Apple handhelds are actually damned good.

That said, I mostly shop for non-phone devices, where the pricing gap is far more apparent since Apple obviously subsidizes the price of their iPod and iPad devices through their App Store platform.

[KaiserJ]

back to the OP, i was just reading an article about this, and it's pretty messed up that apple would have this massive security flaw in their product

saving your movements in an un-encrypted form; how easy would it be to release some warez purporting to be one thing but is actually a trojan horse? probably astonishingly easy, knowing the depth of skills that haxors seem to have these days

just another reason i would never buy an iphone; but then again, this is far more outrageous and substantial than any argument against one i've seen before

i give it about 2-3 more years until "safety thru obscurity" becomes a thing of the past for apple users as more and more stupid people buy their overpriced and poorly secured products

[zwzsg]

If facebook taught us anything, it's that the general public doesn't value privacy much. Broadcasting every place iphone users have ever been could marketed as an amazingly cool feature! It takes grumpy nerds to call that a security flaw.

[knorke]

i do not understand what is everybodys problem, do you all have something to hide?

ifail is fail, go android.

lol android is so crap the iphone battery lasts much longer and all the apps they are very good and more usefull.

[KaiserJ]

i do not understand what is everybodys problem, do you all have something to hide?

home address and name and banking info etc

edit: daily visits to the rub-n-tug

[knorke]

everybody can look up my adress on facebook or phonebook anyway no need to haxxor the iphone. and online banking uses pin, not stored on iphone.

[TradeMark]

knorke, if its not a big deal, why does the tele operators save similar info but dont give access to everyone...

[Wombat]

old/nothing new, dunno why so much drama/stop buying phones not made for making phonecalls

[knorke]

if you just want phone then only use phone!
but what if you need a camera? oh nice it is already built in.
or what if you want to quickly check the internet while or play music on the tram and all the apps are really funny and sometimes usefull too.

[Wombat]

u dont need iphone for these :'

i got some nokia, bought 5-6 years ago (i got used to it, lovely shit :3) and i can easly do all these things u said. even camera is excellent as long as u dont need pics of own dick in HD (also i dont crap my pants if it meets the floor)

buy normals phones = no drama.

and btw, u gotta be trade to whine all the time about things u dont use at all

[knorke]

a nice new 10 MP camera will set you back $1000 alone. sure you can listen to mp3 with your crappy usb stick,cellphone or w/e but if i hear a song on the radio that i like i just open the imusic app and dl it and tada new music.

also i also crap my pants if my dick hits the floor.

[Wombat]

also i also crap my pants if my dick hits the floor.

aww, i know ya pain man. size matters, its not that cool when u cant hold ur boi in one place !

[zerver]

a nice new 10 MP camera will set you back $1000

When you buy a real camera you pay for the high quality lenses, which could not possibly fit in an iPhone. Megapixel is mostly a marketing gimmick, and too much of it can actually have a negative effect on image quality.

[Forboding Angel]

Iphone and att are shit.

Sprint + Evo4G = love.

Also, Att 3g speeds are lolz. Sprint 4g will hit 7mb easily and consistently. Plus sprint has coverage EVERYWHERE. Sprint 3g speeds top out at around 1 - 1.5 mb which is max for the standard, moreover, that speed stays constant without fluctuating.

Also, I can use my evo4g anywhere in the us, canada and mexico, on anyone's network and it doesn't cost me a damn thing no matter how much I use it (the only stipulation is that over the course of the last 6 months, your roaming usage cannot exceed your "In Network" usage, and even if it does, all they do is call and bitch at you about it).

Android spanks the crap out of iOShit.

[MidKnight]

They didn't even encrypt it? Shame on you, Apple!

[bobthedinosaur]

the odius singularity says 'fuck you'. and yet you buy more