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    NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason

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    10/09/09

    In reply to NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason
    So I've called 911 twice in the past year in NYC to report emergencies. I know it activates my phone's GPS and sends my phone #, but now I find out that they keep all of this and use it for all sorts of crap in the future? Guess I won't call 911 to report any more emergencies.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/09/09

    In reply to NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason
    Rule number one, for would-be criminals: Don't carry traceable cell phones. If you're on a contract, kill it. If you have a pre-paid and it gets confiscated for any reason, kick it to the curb. And never, ever use GPS for any reason. Cuz believe me those pigs wi-...

    Err.....I mean...

    WELL, YAH! Serves 'em right! You commit a crime, you lose your rights! If one of these guys came to my house in Texas, where we love America and eat hamburgers and fried chicken, I'd shoot them with my gun that has "2nd Amend." engraved on it. Then I'd sleep with my heterosexual spouse while listening to Glenn Beck!

    .....

    *nervous glance*
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    Edited by OCEntertainment at 10/09/09 9:30 AM OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
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    10/08/09

    In reply to NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason
    isn't this sort of on par with them finger printing someone?

    only its your cell phones finger print this time
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment spider2544 was starred spider2544 was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/09/09

    @spider2544: That's actually a pretty good point.
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    10/08/09

    In reply to NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason
    Hmm is the courtesy of the famous Patriot Act, thanks GWB. Your all terrorists!
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    GitEmSteveDave_IsGWaving promoted this comment Norbs was starred Norbs was unstarred
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    10/08/09

    @Norbs: And expanded on by the current administration. But Shhhhhh, don't let the facts wake you up. Just keep dreaming of a hero upon a shiny white steed that shats rainbows!
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    10/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: Not doubting what you say is true, but what did they do?
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    10/09/09

    @Norbs: [gizmodo.com] for starters...
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    10/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: Wow I watched video of the Daily Show from that link and that is disturbing.

    I stopped watching Colbert Report for a while (my primary source of news) think it's time to start again.

    @ XanderCrews: Thanks both of you for the links, made me open my eyes a bit more, been a while since I was scared about where are country was going and well not much has changed.
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    10/08/09

    In reply to NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason
    Welcome to the world of tomorrow Rosa. Wait for the cameras to be installed in your own home, then write an article about it...if you still can.
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! was starred psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/08/09

    @psychonaut2021: Does that mean I'll no longer be able to write while lounging around in pajamas? I'll have to look productive!
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    Edited by Rosa Golijan at 10/08/09 11:11 PM Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    10/08/09

    @psychonaut2021: WHOA. Are you saying I would have cameras in my house and someone could view them? I'm not sure I could stand for such a thing. I wonder what that would look like.

    @Rosa Golijan: I doubt you would have to worry about people wanting to look at you in your PJ's. Unless they were forced to.
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    10/08/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: That star? It's removable.
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    10/08/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Hey uh, since you're carrying around a spare star and all...
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    10/08/09

    @shenanigans61: I could've sworn you had one before. Did you lose it for something?
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    Edited by Rosa Golijan at 10/08/09 11:44 PM Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    10/09/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Maybe for some shenanigans?
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: *groans*
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    10/09/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Never have I had a star. :(
    At least, as far as I know. If I lost it, I sure hope to hell it was for something good.
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    08/31/09

    In reply to Find My iPhone Leads Cops to Robbery Suspects
    Does Apple have ANYTHING for free and not overpriced!!?
    Come on!! this service may have helped a few but not millions!!
    you can do exact same stuff with GOOGLE!

    I bet all this is gonna bite Apple back one day.
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    Cordfucious of Tech Clan promoted this comment Bystrika was starred Bystrika was unstarred
    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    08/31/09

    @Bystrika: I was just thinking that you can use Latitude to do the same thing. I use it on my BB Curve
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    08/31/09

    In reply to Find My iPhone Leads Cops to Robbery Suspects
    I use Find My iPhone to keep track or my girlfriend.

    /s
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    GitEmSteveDave_IndustrialStrengthLasagna promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of dcoaster dcoaster
    08/12/09

    In reply to Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
    Gizmodo, you really need to check your facts before you go off on an atrocious tangent. THIS IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY! Even your precious iPhone does it!
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    Image of Modano Modano
    08/12/09

    @dcoaster: Care to back that up? I've never seen that mentioned anywhere before.
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment Modano was starred Modano was unstarred
    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    08/12/09

    @Modano: It doesn't. As I noted in my response to Dcoaster down below, he has comprehension problems. He's essentially comparing apples to oranges.
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    Image of dcoaster dcoaster
    08/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Comprehension problems is one thing, but when you can't read terms of service, you have a bigger issue to deal with.
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment dcoaster was starred dcoaster was unstarred
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    08/12/09

    @dcoaster: Each time an app tries to locate my iPod Touch (yes, it's locatable through wi-fi because of skyhook) it asks me if i want to disclose it.
    Seems much better to me.
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    08/12/09

    In reply to Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
    Palm: Creepy practices to match our
    creepy advertising girl. Is anyone really surprised?
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    Image of newgalactic newgalactic
    08/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: I'm surprised that Apple didn't beat them to it.
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    08/12/09

    @newgalactic: Too bad they did. [tinyurl.com]
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment dcoaster was starred dcoaster was unstarred
    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    08/12/09

    @dcoaster: Comprehension FAIL! We're talking about how creepy their commercials are and how creepy it is that the Pre sends info back about where you are and you're tryna hit us up with a practice whereby Apple (long ago) admitted to a kill switch for malicious iPhone apps (which they still have not ever used). If Palm admitted that, there'd be no problem. They'd simply be added to the list of companies who have a kill switch for their App Store apps (Android, Apple, etc.) This is different. The phone friggin sends back your friggin location periodically without your knowledge. That is fucking untenable.
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    08/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE!? Wow. Someone needs to learn to read when they accept terms that they are bound to.
    And you think this is malicious by Palm?! Get a clue!
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    08/12/09

    @dcoaster: From my reading of the Giz article, it isn't saying that it sends anonymous information only when you are using a location-aware application (like Google Maps or the like). It says it periodically sends the data back--meaning not in the context of using an application, but just when it is idle. If that isn't the case and it just does it when in an application that uses GPS then whatever--you agreed to it. But if it is just "whenever", like when the phone is just idle then that is the problem.
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment macmanwa was starred macmanwa was unstarred
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    08/12/09

    @macmanwa: Close but not quite. When you initially TURN ON the phone, you are asked to accept Palm's Terms of Service and set up your Palm Profile. In those terms, you agree to this same thing. They will be gathering usage information from your device. HOWEVER, location-wise, you have to GRANT them access by turning on Location Services and agreeing to those *additional* terms.
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    08/12/09

    In reply to Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
    It measures its velocity? What is the terminal velocity of a palm pre?
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    08/12/09

    @Brian: The Sad Panda: It's actually reasonably high. I think with a drag coefficient somewhere in the range of .11, if you can keep it from tumbling, it would go about 141 m/s or 315 mph sideways.
    It's programmed to send the police to the base of the tall building the coordinates indicate once the velocity crosses the 90 m/s mark.
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    08/12/09

    In reply to Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
    latitude": 36.594108, "longitude": -82.183260,
    Bristol, TN??
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    08/12/09

    In reply to Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
    Well, that's not disconcerting or anything. EXCEPT THAT IT FUCKING IS. Jeez, talk about tinfoil hat stuff.
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    08/12/09

    In reply to Pre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It
    I for one welcome our new creepy girl overlords
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    08/06/09

    In reply to GadgetTrak Security System Catches iMac Thief With Startling Precision

    I know one thing. I would hate for my computer to send out a picture of some strange guy working at my computer.
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    08/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave: ♥'sSummermodo: For some reason, you look confused in that pic.
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    08/07/09

    @My Secret Identity: IIRC, I was attempting to set the time on my Media PC through VNC, and I kept getting a security error b/c my date was "not correct", even though it was. Stupid NTP servers.
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    08/07/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: the last thing i want to see is proof my lappie is cheating on me. it would break my heart.
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    08/06/09

    In reply to GadgetTrak Security System Catches iMac Thief With Startling Precision
    bonus ! stolen TV, mixer, keyboard... Man whadda bust that turned out to be.
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