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To: Whenifhow

Sadly this won’t do much to Apple in the long term. As an owner of an iPhone and an iPad, I’ve turned off every last “convenience” tool and still don’t feel completely secure/private.

The wife and I will definitely be going the Droid route next time around.


7 posted on 12/31/2013 5:12:21 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

Make sure you check out the phone that’s hosting the Droid system. My friend has one (don’t remember which one it is, but I believe he’s got Verizon) and he can’t remove the battery.


10 posted on 12/31/2013 5:16:51 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: rarestia
The wife and I will definitely be going the Droid route next time around.

Google! Now that's a company you can really trust your privacy to.

11 posted on 12/31/2013 5:17:18 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: rarestia; Falcon4.0; All; ShadowAce

The video on the page is top notch - a presentation by an expert, journalist and security researcher Jacob Appelbaum.


12 posted on 12/31/2013 5:17:27 AM PST by Whenifhow
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To: rarestia

You’re fooling yourself if you think they can’t access a Droid just as readily as an iPhone or any other “smart” phone.


18 posted on 12/31/2013 5:29:00 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: rarestia
"The wife and I will definitely be going the Droid route next time around."

After viewing the videos on how to replace an iPad battery vs an HTC phone, the choice is clear.

34 posted on 12/31/2013 5:51:44 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: rarestia

Well I have an Android and I feel no more secure. I’d bet that if they are doing this to Apple then they are doing this to all the others too.


40 posted on 12/31/2013 6:04:30 AM PST by jag.drafting
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To: rarestia
As an owner of an iPhone and an iPad, I’ve turned off every last “convenience” tool and still don’t feel completely secure/private.

The NSA knows you turned those features off, and because you value your privacy they've just put you on a watch list......

56 posted on 12/31/2013 7:37:10 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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