Comments on: Legalized (?) Fraud

By: Doc Rampage

Doc Rampage — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:56:51 +0000

It wouldn’t be that useful to know when you aren’t home unless they also know that you are the only person living at that location.

And I don’t see what technical inclination has to do with whether you think it is OK for a company to “sell” you something and yet retain control over it.

By: Sigivald

Sigivald — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:34:57 +0000

I know Apple might be able to remove iPhone apps remotely, and I still plan to buy one.

As do, well, a huge number of technically-inclined people who see that as nothing even vaguely resembling a problem.

(But note that the “blacklist” in question at that link is a blacklist of apps that are not allowed to use the CoreLocation API, and nothing else.

Which makes sense, for reasons of security for the users of the phone, since CoreLocation is tied to tracking the location of the phone.

Wouldn’t it be fun for someone to sell a little app that would secretly let them both figure out where you lived and when you weren’t home?)

By: Rustmeister

Rustmeister — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:34:20 +0000

I remember, back in the ’80′s, when one telemarketer was selling “genuine faux pearls”.

I just shook my head, but I bet they made big bucks.