I don't think you get it.
Regardless of where the 'beef' lies, and whose fault it is, non-removal apps should not be there. It removes freedom of choice and detracts from the user experience. You want me to buy your phone? Then don't mess it up by adding non-removable nagware and other such junk.
Certainly in all the most populous areas of Canada this is not allowed: BC, Ontario, QB. Sony don't have the choice here, the Supreme court has already ruled in a similar case.
"Canada's highest court ruled Friday that British Columbia consumers can pursue class action lawsuits even after signing contracts that appear to waive that right.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that B.C.'s consumer protection law allows customers to get past clauses in service contracts that say disputes must be resolved by private arbitration." ht tp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/03/18/bc-supreme-ruling-telus-class-action.html
Good luck trying this here Sony, the courts would just kick it out.
'Clueless' - how apt. You really have no clue about OSX / UNIX do you?
"it simply is not OK for a person or computer company to dictate that it can't be changed, what apps are OK or not OK, or how to use YOUR device." You know we are talking about Macs, right? Please stand up and defend your statement.
A lot of governments and corporations block Dropbox and the like as these services are hosted in the USA. Patriot act strikes again.
To do that they'd have to first brute force the full disk encryption we have on our devices. Security in depth, don't rely on one layer alone.
Anyway, if someone has physical access to your device, plus time and/or money, then it's game over.
Of course we have our own BES. So yes, it is secure as we own everything about it and, regarding the BES, know where every packet goes.
No it does not do this "sends everything through Canada BES servers. Or sometimes has the traffic take a side trip through something like a Saudi scanner depending on what country you are in." and if you can list your sources that would be great.
Actual sources though, not an unsubstantiated blog post. Oh you are making random stuff up? OK then, off you go.
This. If you leave your devices set to a 4 digit pin then really you are asking for trouble.
Setting your device to alpha-numeric-symbol and enforcing it through exchange or MDM is the way to go.
Also set your devices to auto-wipe after 10 password attempts to prevent brute force or guessing at poor passwords.
The reason you wouldn't stick your head out for the iPhone yet is you don't know enough, do your own research and don't go on 'news you heard some time ago.'
That's not quite true. The BB is a secure smart-ish-phone which makes it ideal for corporate/government use. It's locked down and encrypted.
Don't get on your platform high horse or anything, something happening too often here (get off my lawn) but
Android isn't secure at all. Until Android phones start coming with hardware based encryption we can't use them, it basically rules them out at the first stage. People are pushing to use Android but it is a no go right now. Same for Windows Phone 7, no hardware encryption = no use, although no-one is pushing for WP7.
We're slowly moving to the iPhone 4 through Exchange and a MDM, people want to use the iPhone, we can configure it just as strongly as the BB and it has AES 256 hardware encryption. It's a win-win.
The company that sells this kit only sells to governments/military, not joe public. I'm not making assumptions on who wants to listen in, just letting you know how it is done.
Everything you just said. +5 or in eBay language AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++
This isn't Kotaku or The Sun, this is
"Skype has proprietary encryption that still has not been beaten"
Not beaten? Hate to break it to you (punne) but you can buy, if you are a government/military entity, off the shelf kits that do a wonderful man in the middle attack on Skype.
So get off your common people high horse and learn more.
My reasoning is summed up nicely by this post - http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2138492&cid=36073566
Yes, it is. But why wait, or even ask Apple, when
Remember kids, if you want page hits slag off Apple, works every time.
I'm sorry you find yourself in that situation with your parents, and I hope it changes for you someday. Yes it is impossible to live that way, you can keep a lid on it for a while but it's always there and accepting it is hard, coming out is harder still.
I hope you accept a virtual GQ hug. Not that it counts for much, but feel free to email if you want to chat.
One man's constant is another man's variable. -- A.J. Perlis
