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flamesong Major Poster
Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 1305 Location: okulo news
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: Big Brother 1984 and the Apple iPhone |
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As an avid Mac devotee since 1984 I feel a little queasy reporting this but I have been reading some disturbing reports on Mac forums about the new iPhone.
As desirable as it may be, it is already well known that having shelled out a huge wad for this iPod/Archos chimera the hopeless consumer will then have to sign a contract with a fixed service provider, in the US this is Cingular.
But the bad news doesn't end there. Apart from having to divulge one's credit card details one must register the phone with one's social security number. Given that the next generation of the phone is expected to incorporate GPS the consequences are fairly clear. |
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festival of snickers Validated Poster
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 733 Location: the worlds greatest leper colony usa
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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alex jones says people can hear you through phones unless you take battery out and with theiphone the battery doesnt come out-not that i care or im hiding anything
why buy every device that comes out-who cares? _________________ Puzzling Evidence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RinF8BiDNaU |
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WyldeChylde Validated Poster
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 115 Location: Cardiff, Wales
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Well festival, I think quite a few people care that they get the latest gadget, otherwise Apple wouldn't be one of the richest companies in the world...
As for not caring that the FBI can hear you and you haven't got nothing to hide - is that really the point? |
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kc Moderate Poster
Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 359
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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all mobile phones regularly send out a bounce signal to find out where the nearest mast is (thats how the signal bar in your phone reports strength)
ergo all phone providers can provide a pretty pin point report of your whereabouts by calculating your signal strength to different masts. Its nothing new, it was used to pin point a mobile phone during the Soham murder investigation. |
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flamesong Major Poster
Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 1305 Location: okulo news
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karlos Validated Poster
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2516 Location: london
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: |
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What happened with the court case between Cisco and Apple.
As you know cisco owns the rights to the name I-Phone and apple has to either change the name or pay them a big royalty. _________________
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