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Senator Al Franken Blasts Apple Over iPhone Tracking
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| April 21, 2011
| Ricardo Bilton
Posted on 04/25/2011 8:36:38 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:36:43 AM PDT
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Beowulf9
To: Beowulf9
Stuart Smalley would be OK with it if only it were the government doing the tracking.
To: Beowulf9
I wish Apple would officially response to Senator Franken by telling him that there are far more pressing problems that Congress should be dealing with than a software feature on a luxury device.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:38:55 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: Beowulf9
Two years ago, my daughter showed me a cool ap which would indicate the constellation you were pointing the phone toward with incredible accuracy. It was fun to do in the winter night time sky.
How stupid would you have to be to not know that the phone needs to know your exact location and position to perform that function on a realtime basis?
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:41:03 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
To: Beowulf9
So Franken is suggesting what? Every time someone tries to call your cellphone, it has to randomly search the entire world to find you?
To: Beowulf9
Whatsamatter Al...you been sneaking over to Barney’s house?
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:42:41 AM PDT
by
FrankR
(Liberals Don't Have Scruples, Judgement or Morals...only MOTIVES.)
To: ConjunctionJunction
Translation = The files could be used to prosecute a community organizer who visited voting machine locations for several months during protracted recount efforts.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:44:02 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
To: Beowulf9
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
However, I do see the advantage of having such a device in the case of a kidnapping. Even if the perps discarded the device, it would give priceless clues to where they were and might have been headed.
It would be nice if it were a feature you could enable and DISABLE at will.
The fact that this feature cannot be disabled makes it intrusive.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:44:58 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
To: Tex-Con-Man
This is Franken’s own written record that he and Shiela Jackson Lee have much in common regarding intellect.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:45:43 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
To: blackdog
To: Beowulf9
worrisome if data falls into wrong hands...heheh, like the Republicans, hahah.
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posted on
04/25/2011 8:48:10 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: Beowulf9
Al:
Crawl back in your hole.
If we want any Shiet from you we will squeeze your head. The top one where you put your hat. . . .
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:06:31 AM PDT
by
DeaconRed
(Have you ever seen Dallas from a DC-9 At night?)
To: Beowulf9
Yea but x raying you and feeling up your kids at airports is just fine,, lets face it the constitution is already shredded
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:06:48 AM PDT
by
RnMomof7
( "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you,)
To: pnh102
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:07:49 AM PDT
by
RnMomof7
( "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you,)
To: Beowulf9
I really, really want to see the video of some future purse-slapping fight between Al Franken and a group of Apple fanboys distraught at hearing their idol attacked by the buck-toothed moron...
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:09:02 AM PDT
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: blackdog
Socialists do not understand that the free market can take care of this,, congress need to do its job
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:09:28 AM PDT
by
RnMomof7
( "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you,)
To: Beowulf9
I left my phone at home this morning. They think Im at home goofing off.
I wonder when this will be tried to be used in court to prove or disprove something.
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:13:56 AM PDT
by
ßuddaßudd
(7 days - 7 ways a Guero y Guay Lao >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
To: Beowulf9
Heh. Go get 'em, Al. Hopefully it will keep you from getting involved in much more important things.
And it will put on little bite on Apple, who deserve it for their actions.
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:14:43 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: Beowulf9
Obligatory pic............
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:15:16 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(Hi-ho silver, away! Gold too!)
To: Beowulf9
We already know where YOU are, Al.
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posted on
04/25/2011 9:22:40 AM PDT
by
pogo101
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