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Comment Re:Follow the money (android profits off of you) (Score 1) 478

All of the above and/or their middlemen(the service providers) have motives to aggregate and quantify data collected from their users, and they can and will sell it

No dice, mon frere. Apple has a good reason to aggregate data - more powerful software and a better experience! Think location services, traffic they have no need or motivation to sell it, and I don't see why they ever would. Google o nthe other hand states loudly and proudly that it will record you so it can sell you. You can't argue that's an extreme violation of privacy that apple / iPhones do not commit. However, I usually don't do this, but since it's the holidays I'll throw you a bone. You're right, it's not just google. Nw that Microsoft is in the search engine business I suspect they would do the same thing. But not rim, becUe their whole business is built around user Curtis. All I'm saying is you have to be a little savvy and follow the money to understand what Peres true motivations Ae.

Comment Follow the money (android profits off of you) (Score 3, Insightful) 478

It's not about what is stored in the cloud. It's about what the provider does with this info, and what their motivations are. Rim, Apple, and Microsoft are all hardware or software vendors. Their goal is to sell you a phone and make you use it / like it.

Google is an information vendor their goal is to give you a phone / phone OS so you use it, then spy on you to find out what you like and where you go, and sell that information to others to make a profit.

So if you're concerned about who is intrusive, then don't use Android.

Comment Re:FUD? (Score 1) 46

All she wants is something with 12 button keys. she uses maybe 200 minutes a month. android is overkill because the sleazy cell phone salesmen push it on people who don't need it / want it. People end up spending $100 a month instead of $20 a month, and use the same functionality.

Comment Re:FUD? (Score 5, Insightful) 46

Mom: "honey, how should I avoid viruses on my new phone?" Me: "first, be sure to research your apps before you download them." Mom: "what? where do I do that? didnt Sprint already do that?" Me: "then, don't browse to web pages that might contain malware" Mom: "how should I know what sites are ok and what are not?" Me: "rely on your past experience battling viruses on Windows." Mom: "You're my least favorite son. I hate you."

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