[kvw]

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/oneperce...ore-your-l.html

 

[draycottgirlz]

scary...

 

[americanpaddy]

read a blogger on CNET that actually said "privacy is so 1980s".........I wonder if other phones do so without apps --- my daughter downloaded an app but has since removed it..........well I hope it's removed.......

 

[Mike]

Are ya getting worried Kevin?

 

[krn1]

AFAIK iphones default to including your GPS coordinates in photos. Something to watch out for if you're posting up pics of your wheels on here

http://regex.info/blog/other-writings/onli...age-data-viewer

 

[kvw]

QUOTE (Mike @ Apr 20 2011, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Are ya getting worried Kevin?

nah Mike, I don't have an iPhone.

I have a whyPhone

Like people ask me, "why do you have such a shitty phone?"

My next phone will have big buttons.

 

[Mike]

On a serious note though, I'm wondering does it matter if you can be tracked or not?

 

[conord]

thats exactly it mike. i don't see what the issue is with it to be honest. i mean look at the biggest thread on this site is a thread full of people simply telling people where other people are/were in most cases giving accurate times and locations.

i've an iphone4 and this doesn't really bother me at all.

 

[Declan]

it's the right to choose that's the issue
We shoudl be able to have an option to turn it off.

If you want privacy you shoudl eb abel to achieve it as an option.

 

[Razor]

we can use moblie phones to track alot of stuff in work.....every phone reports it loctaion and its pretty spot on. down to about 30 feet in some case's.

 

[Declan]

they should be way more acurate than that. I have a cycle tracking app fo rthe iphone that's accurate to within about 3-5feet.
Was testing it last night whiel out and about for accuracy.

 

[Razor]

QUOTE (Declan @ Apr 21 2011, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>they should be way more acurate than that. I have a cycle tracking app fo rthe iphone that's accurate to within about 3-5feet.
Was testing it last night whiel out and about for accuracy.

i know! but thats using gps/gprs etc, im talking about just using the network signal from the phone.

 

[Declan]

ah that makes sense - GPRS / tower triangualtion isn't as accurate. Again though isn't it an opt in service ? I knwo cops can acces sit but they usually need a warrant. Presume, you use it to monitor staff movement on patrol ?

 

[Carden]

QUOTE (Declan @ Apr 21 2011, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it's the right to choose that's the issue
We shoudl be able to have an option to turn it off.

If you want privacy you shoudl eb abel to achieve it as an option.

QUOTE (Declan @ Apr 21 2011, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>they should be way more acurate than that. I have a cycle tracking app fo rthe iphone that's accurate to within about 3-5feet.
Was testing it last night whiel out and about for accuracy.

Jesus Dec you could do with a spell-check app too

 

[Declan]

fcuk of !!!!!!!!

AOCDRNDICG TO RSCHEEARCH AT CMABRIGDE UINERVTISY, IT DSENO'T MTAETR WAHT OERDR THE LTTERES IN A WROD ARE, THE OLNY IPROAMTNT TIHNG IS TAHT THE FRSIT AND LSAT LTTEER BE IN THE RGHIT PCLAE. TIHS IS BCUSEAE THE HUAMN MNID DEOS NOT RAED ERVEY LTETER BY ISTLEF, BUT THE WROD AS A WLOHE

 

[Razor]

QUOTE (Declan @ Apr 21 2011, 09:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Presume, you use it to monitor staff movement on patrol ?

yeah someting like that.....

sms tracking is actually quite good on another note, you get the sim to auto send its location every say 6 mins and the softwear reads it and flags it up on a map, if u want to live track u dial in to the sim (it needs to be bill lol tp pay for the txts btw) and it will just broad cast its location.....cheap and cool, but easy to jam.

 

[KevC]

QUOTE (Declan @ Apr 21 2011, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>AOCDRNDICG TO RSCHEEARCH AT CMABRIGDE UINERVTISY, IT DSENO'T MTAETR WAHT OERDR THE LTTERES IN A WROD ARE, THE OLNY IPROAMTNT TIHNG IS TAHT THE FRSIT AND LSAT LTTEER BE IN THE RGHIT PCLAE. TIHS IS BCUSEAE THE HUAMN MNID DEOS NOT RAED ERVEY LTETER BY ISTLEF, BUT THE WROD AS A WLOHE
Reads better than text speak anyway!

 

[TD91]

QUOTE (conord @ Apr 21 2011, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>thats exactly it mike. i don't see what the issue is with it to be honest. i mean look at the biggest thread on this site is a thread full of people simply telling people where other people are/were in most cases giving accurate times and locations.

i've an iphone4 and this doesn't really bother me at all.

I agree completely with that, the little arrow in the top bar light up occasionally and I know its recording the location
At the end of the day if your doing something you shouldn't, just flick on air plane mode! Unless your Jason Bourne I dont get the big deal?
Also being able to find my phone when I inevitably lose it is a big plus

 

[Razor]

QUOTE (TD91 @ Apr 21 2011, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I agree completely with that, the little arrow in the top bar light up occasionally and I know its recording the location
At the end of the day if your doing something you shouldn't, just flick on air plane mode! Unless your Jason Bourne I dont get the big deal?
Also being able to find my phone when I inevitably lose it is a big plus

you know people make millions of YOUR information right? and adding ur location to this info mean marketing will be even more targeted and thus YOUR info is worth more.....

and your habits easy to spot by where u go. being tracked be it for marketing or more isnt a good thing....that info can do alot of damage in the wrong hand (well worse hands then were it is)

 

[tommyjoe]

QUOTE (Razor @ Apr 21 2011, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>you know people make millions of YOUR information right? and adding ur location to this info mean marketing will be even more targeted and thus YOUR info is worth more.....

and your habits easy to spot by where u go. being tracked be it for marketing or more isnt a good thing....that info can do alot of damage in the wrong hand (well worse hands then were it is)

God is always watching! Him and Steve Jobs!