It's clear they *can* intercept and store anything they want and at this point it looks like they're working on intercepting and storing everything all the time. They probably don't actually look at it all though without a warrant (which is trivial to get at this point) or only in aggregate. Some might argue that since they have it but don't look at it they're not spying. For me, that's too close to the line. I'd prefer they couldn't collect it without a warrant. Sure, it might make their job a bit harder but those are the breaks. If you could see anything about anyone with the push of a button, would you refrain from pushing it?

In four years I'll be starting a company based on the idea of having a device that stores all your photos, emails, and applications locally so you aren't tied to the cloud.

There will always be musicians. It's the bloated middle-men that are dying. I don't think that's a bad thing.

It's not our job to fix your company dude. Maybe if we thought you'd pay for the ideas instead of stealing them we would share them with you. No one works for free.

"since it isn't a problem for me I am not concerned."

Sigh.

Ding ding ding!

They keep using that word. I do not think it means what they think it means.

No, no, you're doing it wrong. You open it up at the beginning to get users then tighten the screws and change the terms once everyone is locked it. Bait and switch.

"...those who can afford the least still pay by far the most."

That's true almost everywhere in Capitalism.

Where do you think Glen Beck learned it from?

Or rightvalued?

"Android devices must respect our intellectual property rights"

I'm always amused when a corporation get's on it's intellectual property high-horse to try and claim some kind of moral superiority.

That's like a greedy sociopath who uses and abuses people suing someone for besmirching their good name.

"The little people I step on must respect my rights."

Those were considered innovative enough to warrant a patent?

1. File patents for obvious ideas involving computers
2. Wait for someone else to implement the ideas and make money
3. Sue them
4. Profit!

(The lack of the ??? step is the truly sad part there.)

I think we'll literally have to wait until the executives of these companies retire or die so that someone who gets it can take over and stop pretending it's 1985.

What a bunch of dinosaurs.