| Re: How stupid ARE people? [message #173717 is a reply to message #173711] |
Sun, 01 May 2011 00:27   |
jimp
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In comp.lang.php Joe Snodgrass <joe(dot)snod(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
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> After all the scary news about smart phones broadcasting people's
> locations, I can't believe that
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> 1) Some genius doesn't build a smart phone with no location tracking
> and corner the market on people who want no part of it. There's money
> to be made, genius!
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> 2) Manufacturers don't put a control (preferably a hardware switch) on
> the annoying things to *reliably* leave the feature turned off.
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> 3) Customers don't raise a ruckus and demand that the feature be put
> under their control, or else.
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> Americans are heroin addicts, who will suck up anything, as long as
> they get their shot every half hour.
The FCC has required that all cell phone companies be able to trace
cell phone calls to a location since 2005.
You can thank 9/11 for that rule.
Only whether or not the user can access the tracking data is optional.
The only money to be made with a phone with no location tracking is in
the fines and penalties you will get for selling it.
--
Jim Pennino
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