This will cut down on some of the free ipad advertisements.... Just maybe.... Things seem to make up almost 70% of webspam.

Wasn't there a sorta subdued outrage not too long ago about Microsoft keeping track. And didn't some people jump down GOogle's throat for logging peoples locations using android also?

Well, to prove your points, if they are so easy. We all know Steve Jobs carries around an iPhone, get his data and lets see where he has been.

Oh they couldv'e had other customers, if they had pushed hard enough.

depends on your country

The only places where this has worked are Nordic countries, my guess is because of their cultures. It seems everywhere else that has tried to institute these types of laws are having crisis with budgets/destroying their economies

Well, don't know what to say about him. But, I can tell you from first hand experience that the islands are disappearing. So, I didn't even bother with the link. If it's raining outside and some posts a link saying otherwise even though you can see it right in your face.... I don't think you would give them much credit either.

And to add on, the Maldives is seriously suffering from rising oceans. The whole populace is in negotiations to purchase land from Australia for it's citizens to move to.... And it's not at risk? Population growth or not, it doesn't dismissed the problem. People will return to there Homes o matter what for the most part.

Cannot help but feel that this is actually worse. Keep thinking "one password to rule them all"

Cannot say for neighboring countries, but all phones purchased(with or without contract) in Singapore are unlocked.

My iPhone 3GS has been unlocked(as for as for carriers) from the moment I unboxed it. Haven't jailbroken it tho... Not a priority for me at least :P

You haven't been to South-east asia have you... Apple resellers are just about everywhere Its hard to find someone who doesn't have an iPhone and its common for someone to own an iPad. elderly cleaning ladies own iPhones here.

For note, the iPad had 256mb of RAM and the iPad 2 is has 512mb. The same as the iPhone 4

or until a group of companies sue aka government sues and has Apple broken up.

Even so, they still pay less taxes than people in the US... When was the last time the US government gave anything to it's people? Yet the US has a higher tax rate than most countries, even countries where everything is provided.