iPhone Will Track You Even After Location Services Are Disabled

[Anti Federalist]

I see your viewpoint, and I respect the fact that you wouldn't want an iPhone because of it. That's the beauty of the free market; If you feel the negatives outweigh the positives, you don't have to buy an iPhone. Now if the government made it mandatory to own one, I'd throw a fit. But I spent the $200 fully knowing of the consequences of owning the item, and felt it was worth it. It'll come in great handy next year in college.

If Apple wants to see that I've been to a coffee shop or two in Ann Arbor, I don't care. That would bother you, and that's your right to be bothered.

Apple is a private company, they can do whatever they want with their products. Don't like it, don't buy it.

Government has already made it mandatory for me.

They will do it to you as well.

And in my case, part of that surveillance grid, is a private company that supposedly can do whatever it wants.

 

[Anti Federalist]

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[Agorism]

Why make it mandatory when they can just slip it into everything like new cars. No one will notice it that way.

 

[DamianTV]

People will notice. As soon as you speed in a brand new car now, your warranty is voided.

 

[Anti Federalist]

People will notice. As soon as you speed in a brand new car now, your warranty is voided.

Yup, saw that about three years ago, picking up parts at the local, now defunct, Dodge dealer.

Guy was going batshit at the service counter because they were not going to honor the warranty on his two year old Dodge Hemi P/U because the everfucking onboard computer showed he had spun the tires for more than 15 seconds four months prior to that.

Only a stopgap I know, but 1976 Ford F-150 FTW

 

[DamianTV]

Yup, saw that about three years ago, picking up parts at the local, now defunct, Dodge dealer.

Guy was going batshit at the service counter because they were not going to honor the warranty on his two year old Dodge Hemi P/U because the everfucking onboard computer showed he had spun the tires for more than 15 seconds four months prior to that.

...

Like if he got stuck in the snow?

 

[Anti Federalist]

Like if he got stuck in the snow?

Yup.

Of course they, the dealer, was claiming, "oh no, you were "drifting" with this vehicle, the uneven rate of spin at the rear wheels confirms it".

The guy looked like he was 55-60 years old. I doubt he was "drifting".

Fuck a bunch of computer cars. Hard.

 

[DamianTV]

Now it all makes sense. Cash for clunkers, then destroy the older vehicles. Force people to do two things. Promote Big Business by having to buy a brand new computer controlled car. And to remove the option that they will try to go back to once they find out how much control over their lives they lose to the new car.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Yes, that ^^^

 

[aGameOfThrones]

South park made fun of this in yesterday's season premiere.

 

[DamianTV]

Good News for Android Users:

Marlinspike's Droid Firewall Kills Tracking 41
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/05/04/0428224/Marlinspikes-Droid-Firewall-Kills-Tracking

"The first dynamic Android firewall, dubbed WhisperMonitor, has been released by respected security researcher Moxie Marlinspike. The firewall will allow users to stop location-tracking apps and restrict connection attempts by applications. Marlinspike, whose company created the application, designed WhisperMonitor in response to the incidence of location tracking and malware on Android platforms. It monitors all outbound connection attempts by applications and the operating system, and asks users to permit or block any URLs and port numbers that are accessed."

 

[jmdrake]

Yup, saw that about three years ago, picking up parts at the local, now defunct, Dodge dealer.

Guy was going batshit at the service counter because they were not going to honor the warranty on his two year old Dodge Hemi P/U because the everfucking onboard computer showed he had spun the tires for more than 15 seconds four months prior to that.

Only a stopgap I know, but 1976 Ford F-150 FTW

Good for you! I've got freaking OnStar in my vehicle. I've tried to find out how to disable it, but the instructions or for a different model. Under SHTF conditions I'm going to find the first sucker I see with a hoopty and trade vehicles. Or I might build my own.