Comment Re:That doesn't sound like a "leak". (Score 1) 110
If it is not using the GPS it is uploading tower data to get a rough position for the find my phone option.
So you want Microsoft to be able to find your phone without being able to know where your phone is.
How do you use your devices GPS for a local mapping application without also participating in Microsoft's crowdsourcing? It seems to be all or nothing which is unacceptable.
Perhaps it is, but AFAIK both iOS and Android do the same thing. Google even killed Skyhook and is facing a lawsuit in order to get hold of location data.
http://www.theverge.com/2011/0...
Why is such a stink raised over Microsoft doing it?
You need to developer unlock your device to sideload... this requires a Microsoft account and a developer account.. which means find my phone is then not optional.
That doesn't make any sense. You can turn off find my phone even if you have a MS and dev account and dev unlock your device.