Apple Spyware on the way?

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Apple Spyware on the way?

Postby dedanna1029 » 24 Aug 2010, 23:44

otherwise known as potential tardware made by people who have nothing to do with their lives other than spam other people's computers.


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Re: Apple Spyware on the way?

Postby gnuuser » 28 Aug 2010, 02:18

the bad apple is giving us a line of crap
we all know they can gather info about you and sell it to spammers
another good reason to avoid apple
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Re: Apple Spyware on the way?

Postby viking60 » 28 Aug 2010, 03:15

This goes way beyond that. In this case the camera can take pics of the environment to see where the phone is. Could be embarrassing for you when Apple starts operating your phone camera in the toilet.
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Re: Apple Spyware on the way?

Postby dedanna1029 » 28 Aug 2010, 03:43

Yep, among other places. It's definitely scary.
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