SPY PHONE Secret messages hidden in TV adverts can order smartphones to spy on people (TRUNC)

To: null and void

I just got a new phone and I have tried to delete certain “apps.” However, I’m not knowledgeable enough to get to where the defaults are kept, and under which names.

I hate Goober.

21 posted on 05/09/2017 7:06:30 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Do not just slay your demons. Dissect them to find what they've been feeding on.FB)

22 posted on 05/09/2017 7:35:07 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)

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23 posted on 05/09/2017 7:35:45 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)

They have alleged that multinational corporations such as Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s have fitted the snooping software within apps.

And I'm going to download the Krispy Kreme app to my phone WHY, exactly?

24 posted on 05/09/2017 8:17:56 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog

And why in the world would anybody want to have a KrispyKreme or McDonald’s app on their phone?

"MMMmmmm, donuts" — Homer Simpson, American philosopher and icon.

Discounts and instant rewards? Knowing the latest number and style patterns of sprinkles on Krispy Kreme donuts or the latest additions to the McDonald's menu? Who knows what might be important to snowflakes.

25 posted on 05/09/2017 8:18:55 AM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)

Easy way to test this.

Leave your phone in a room with a TV tuned to Univision for several days.

If you start getting bombarded with ads in Spanish, they’re busted.

26 posted on 05/09/2017 8:18:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog

To: Swordmaker; null and void; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

DIE, CORPORATE SCUM!!!

PING!

27 posted on 05/09/2017 10:21:30 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The GOP-e: supporting the Democrat agenda)

Does Windows 10 do this? I bet it is baked in.

28 posted on 05/09/2017 2:39:07 PM PDT by minnesota_bound

And why in the world would anybody want to have a KrispyKreme or McDonald’s app on their phone?

The Krispy Kreme® app is filled with tons of delightful surprises!

• Find out exactly when hot, fresh doughnuts are coming off the line
• Locate the nearest Krispy Kreme shop, wherever you are
• Invite friends through text messaging to join you at your favorite Krispy Kreme shop
• Receive a FREE DOUGHNUT just for signing up
• Earn sweet rewards that get sweeter the more you visit
• Learn about limited-time doughnuts and drinks
• See fun, new surprises when you open the app

Delicious McDonald’s deals are now more fun, more accessible, and better than ever. Slide and scroll your way through our newly designed App to experience weekly deals on tasty food, like All Day Breakfast and McCafé coffee. You can find nearby McDonald’s restaurants and even explore our delicious menu. Mobile Ordering will also be available in select markets. Download and register today. It’s the best way to start saving big!

Installs: 10,000,000 - 50,000,000

When you install these apps, you are giving them much more access to your phone than just location information!

Be careful! More and more apps are silently listening to you

29 posted on 05/09/2017 9:06:09 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)

30 posted on 05/10/2017 7:24:48 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)

This was inevitable. Once everyone wanted their phone to be their miniature home computer as well as dgital camera, we lost any hope of privacy left to us. When I was an Assembler language programmer at the dawn of the PC era, I saw this coming. Just a matter of time until chips would be improved to work faster and store more data.

31 posted on 05/10/2017 10:50:54 AM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine and education!)

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