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Are you sure you're not drawing both a strawman argument and false dichotomy here with respect to near-field communications? While I can't speak with authority

Are you sure you're not drawing both a strawman argument and false dichotomy here with respect to near-field communications? While I can't speak with authority on how it'll be implemented, what makes you think that the use of NFC will be without your explicit consent? How is this any different than one taking out a credit card and swiping it at a machine? Regarding WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS... these options aren't default on my Nexus One. I control when I want to use these features. Barring the cases of strange backdoors and apps secretly grabbing your data, I'm not sure what the issue here is.

dolinsky 16y ago
> While I can't speak with authority on how it'll be implemented, what makes you think that the use of NFC will be without your explicit consent? It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. I am not singling Google out here, and there most definitely is no strawman argument being made. One need only look at the 'opt-out' world that we live in to see that our privacy is often trumped by what someone else believes will be in our best interest. W/R/T NFC, I liken it to the idea of having a phone number. Yes, I have a phone, but no, that doesn't mean that you can call me if you get a hold of my number. Imagine if you got a phone call from an ice cream store every time you walked by it on a warm day..."Hey man, it's hot outside, c'mon in for some ice cream!". Those of us who control options such as WiFi/BT/GPS on our phones, we're in the minority. The vast majority of people can't be bothered with toggling these features on and off and don't understand the reasons for doing so.