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Comment Re:Cui bono? (Score 1) 71

Further, I think apple is trying to make all iphones go "dark" from google's perspective, the way that fbook is a black box for google. Considering how many people use iphones and how they are a premium product, it must drive goog nuts that they don't know what these people are doing or where they are going.

Comment Re:A GPS company. (Score 1) 71

I'm curious on two points -- do you live in the US or overseas, and have you used the app lately? I have found that apple has taken the strategy of incremental unannounced improvements, so that things get better over time without a big release.

Second, there's something that apple maps does really well that google maps can't do at all, at least in the iphone -- siri and apple watch integration. It is soooo simple to hold down the home button and say "siri, how do I get home?" and have it automatically pull up the route. obviously, no help at all if it takes you to the wrong place!!!

Comment Re:Probably true (Score 1) 79

first, a better link is here:
http://www.mspy.com/compatibil...

in order to access the icloud backup and "extract data", it needs to know the user's account password. It basically downloads the icloud backup onto another phone. L33T HAx0Rs!

As a non-jeakbreak iphone user, I am always on the lookout for potential ways my phone can be hacked. When I find one, I'll let you know.

     

Comment Re:The simpsons are still on? (Score 1) 214

I don't know if the show got worse or if I got older. for a while it was a big part of my cultural consciousness. who shot mr burns. hms pinafore. monorail. I cho cho choose you. hank scorpio. then I grew up, got into other things. maybe it's a lot of things, the show's not getting older, I'm getting older.

Comment Re:Whatever... (Score 5, Insightful) 142

meh. I say that the section 215 of the patriot act as written is not necessarily a violation of the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments. it authorizes the collection of business records relevant to a terrorist investigation. it only became unconstitutional when "business records" was interpreted to mean "anything we want" and "investigation" was interpreted to mean "eternal vigilance." Section 215 could very easily be implemented in a way that is constitutionally sound, and thus the provision itself is not unconstitutional.

Given the options on the table i would take the improvement. this legislative improvement, along with a bitch-slapped NSA who would stay within the intent of the law, is much better than what we had before.

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