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Submission + - Australian police warn that Apple Maps could get someone killed (abc.net.au)

Submitted by jsherring
jsherring writes: "Police in Victoria, Australia warn that Apple's glitch-filled Maps app could get someone killed, after motorists looking for the Victorian city of Mildura were instead guided to a wilderness area." Relying on Apple Maps to navigate through rural Australia seems rather foolish but it has become common practice to rely on GPS navigation. Besides reverting to google maps, perhaps Apple should provide strong warnings to use other navigation sources if navigating to remote locations.

Comment Re:Goodbye RIM - it was nice knowing you (Score 1) 343

by jsherring (#37027044) Attached to: RIM Helping UK Police Track Down Rioters

> BUT THAT ISN'T THEIR FUCKING PLACE IN THE WORLD

Is it your place in the world to say what is RIM's place in the world? Or are you a qualified and legal opinion-giver? Or are you acting under a warrant?

It is the responsibility of every individual AND ORGANISATION to act upon their principles and beliefs. You get the society that you help build.

I agree that RIM should not normally break customer privacy without a warrant. But for every rule there is an exception. Blindly following rules is worse than having no rules.

I am watching my city burn and listening to many terrified people, and I thank RIM with all my heart for having the courage to do what is right, legal and just: to help stop or catch the small number of criminal perpetrators of this violence.

I am a BB user and a privacy-rights freak, but if RIM have broken my privacy in attempting to help, then so what? I wont mind **in this instance**, nor will the majority of London BB users.

Let's respect their legal rights, but fuck the privacy of the scum who are responsible for the violence.

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Peace, and thoughts for all affected by the violence.
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Vodafone Customer Database Breached 136

Posted by samzenpus from the lets-see-what-we-got-here dept.
beaverdownunder writes "Vodafone has confirmed it believes its secure customer database has been breached by an employee or dealer who has shared the access password, revealing the personal details of millions of customers... According to Fairfax newspapers, 'criminal groups are paying for the private information of some customers including home addresses and credit card details.'"

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