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If true, then that's a little disappointing. Eventually all mobile devices will do this regardless if the app is open or not.
by technoslut 15y ago
If true, then that's a little disappointing. Eventually all mobile devices will do this regardless if the app is open or not.
- daliusd 15y agoI might sound paranoid but some people might treat it illegal if something likes this happens if app is not open.
- technoslut 15y agoIt would have to be with the expressed permission of the user and not on by default. If it were on by default, the features would have to be extremely limited so as to protect user privacy. That said, there will be further issues down the road that will have to be figured out such as the gathering of location data.
- throwaway64 15y agolocation data is already freely gathered from pretty much every smartphone https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Skyhook_Wirel...
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