I don't really understand why this is such a big deal. Just about every mobile app and even lots of websites track users and grab as much info as they can get for advertising, but many also sell that info, including selling or giving it to government(s). What's so different with tiktok, what am I missing here? So what if they give the info to thier government, any government can pretty much get (free or by purchasing) tons of info collected by lots of apps including US owned apps. I prefer if all apps,websites,cell companies,grocery stores (collect what you buy and when based on the store's savings card), and everything else didn't collect all this info. However I feel its up to web browsers and OS's to prevent access to information without permission.

Using iPhone as an example, are they going around apple's normal mechanism? Apple can see the code and check it and force them to change it if they are grabbing info they should not be. Apple should be responsible for putting in place much better safeguards to prevent apps from getting at any data on the iPhone except what the user specifically grants permission to. This means stuff like the following should be blocked by Apple and if the app request info they are authorized to get, it should throw a error. Stuff like these should be blocked by OS, files outside the apps designated storage space and very strict/limited use of any shared storage space, previous location, ip, wifi,network, router, cellular data from when the app was not open (even if location data permission was granted or if the app is running in background), what other apps are installed on the phone, websites visited outside the app, and just about everything else. I'm not sure exactly what data a app is able to access. Apple should release a chart of what data a app can get too WITHOUT permission, and what data the app can get to WITH permission for each type of permission (background,cellular,location,..). Simply stated, mobile OS's should be responsible for blocking access to anything without permission and permission should be required separately for each type of info the app wants access.

It's too easy to find Pokemon. Currently the game is mainly about collecting all the Pokemon and once you have majority of them there it not much left to do.

Any Pokemon can be found in just about any area given enough time, this kills the exploring concept. Non-common Pokemon should only be found in different geographic areas taking into account thinks like climate, water sources, forested vs plains vs desert.

Too many Pokestops that are way too close together making it easy to walk in small circles and again limiting the need to explore other areas.

Unfair advantage for people in major cities vs normal cities vs rural areas.

Pokestops and pokemon seem to be clustered in downtown areas.

Walking trails in many parks (which do show up as trails on the map) have nothing which I found to be very disappointing and again limits the need to explore.

The game is way too easy for people to play using "drive by and pull over" techniques.

Cheating got way out of hand. Gyms retaken minutes after I took them with no other person in visible site and all the other cheating.

Too easy to level up from 1-20.

Stops resetting after 5 minutes reduce the need to explore and continuously provide items and xp, they should only reset once a day.

All that said, any new game is going to have it's initial spike, drop, and level off with a slow decline and smaller spikes as new content is released. This decline should not be unexpected. However the company could have done a better job to take advantage of the initial spike so it last as long as possible.

Years ago I could go into a Radio Shack with a broken piece of equipment or questions about some needed part and the employees had the knowledge to help me. It was a place to go and check out all the new cool gadgets. But they changed, the staff no longer knows anything besides how to work the cash register and there is nothing impressive in the store that makes me want to go check it out and possibly buy something. If I have to do the research myself to figure out what I need or how to fix something then I'm going to just order whatever i need online cause it will always be cheaper. They should be selling raspberry pie's and custom build kits, robotic kits (not kids toys) and all sorts of cool stuff for us nerds to play around with. Instead they tried to sell cell phones when phone carriers all have their own shops right next door. Why would I buy a phone from radio shack when I can go next door and get it from the phone carrier who is the one who will be providing me with support on my phone. What are they now, a tech store (don't think so), a phone store (fail), a kids toy store? Nobody knows what their brand stands for anymore. I agree with other posters, go back to being a high tech hobbyist store and get staff that are as excited to play/build the gadgets as their customers will be.

Make all cell phones and land line phone carriers provide (without charging more) more advanced answering services such that when anybody calls a user customized recording will say "If this is a personal call press 7 or business call press 2, if this is a telemarketer press 6 or hold on to leave a message (which will automatically get deleted after 7 days if not listened too). Only if the correct response is selected will the call actually ring out to the person's phone. The correct number to press can be randomized and since the recording is customized by the owner of the phone, it would be hard for simple speech recognition to figure out the correct response. Also have features to only allow calls to go through to the phone if the phone number is recognized by the phones contact list. Otherwise all calls should go to voice mail.

Can you play those carnival games where you compete with other players/pissers by hitting a target with your "water gun" which causes your horse to move down the racetrack or to blow up a balloon

Fault of the Hotel, Credit Card information should NOT be accessible to ANY staff member after the initial swipe into the computer system. Get some software that immediately encrypts the credit card information at check-in and does not allow anybody to view the unencrypted information after that.

Pass through the airport scanners a few times and you'll see the drives start to fail

AT&T is always screwing me me also. I have 4 phones and I have the parental controls on 3 of these phones that is suppose to block all internet access and any additional charges. I pay $5 for each phone to have this service. But each month I noticed a couple cents being charged for download fees on these 3 phones. The only reason I pay for the dam parental control is because they tell me I cannot block internet access without also blocking picture messages. I pay for unlimited messing with includes picture messages. This is bullshit, they should be able to block internet without blocking picture messages. When I talk to them about this, they just try to sell me unlimited internet access for each of my phone...I don't want internet access, i want it turned off.

I don't think the label ever bothered me, I knew to peel it off. Now if you start burning the outside layer of citrus It will be a pain to peel the rind for use in cooking. Peeling a label off does not ruin the rind, but I would not want lazer burned rind used for flavoring any of my desserts.

I agree with the solution to remove the driver, the car should drive itself. In the meantime the FCC should require all communication devices have a method to block usage within a small radius with the exception of 911 calls. Then cars (front seat only), schools (Kids spend more time texting during class than they do paying attention), federal buildings, and other locations can essentially disable the ability to use any communication device.

Off-Topic a bit, but I think all positions should allow for a vote of no-confidence for any of the runners. That way people don't have to vote for "the best of 2 evils".

If the tally of no-confidence votes is greater than the tally for any individual:
- A new election should be held within 3 months
- Candidates from the original election are disqualified from subsequent no-confidence elections.
- In the meantime, depending on the position, another qualified person will hold the acting title. Congress will determine who the acting positions are on the federal level, and each State and County will need to set up rules for determining this.