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        	<title>karen on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>@prema23 </p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:25:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        	<title>Grantwhy on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>to be fair though, there appears to be other manafacturers that have &#039;spy on the user&#039; software</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/wsj-nokia-and-siemens-help-iran-spy-on-internet-users/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/wsj-nokia-and-siemens-help-iran-spy-on-internet-users/</a></p>
<p>I suspect all smart phones can be used to track/spy on their users in some form.</p>
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<p>what is worring about the Apple story, is the implication that Apple will be looking for jailbroken iPhones/iPads and shutting down their functions/spying on the user based on (their) assumption that those iPhones/iPads *might* be stolen.</p>
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<p>I put a link to a gHacks story on this in </p>
<p><a href="http://dottech.org/forums/gen-tech/apple-apply-for-a-patent-on-ways-to-disabletrack-iphones-ipads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dottech.org/forums/gen-tech/apple-apply-for-a-patent-on-ways-to-disabletrack-iphones-ipads</a></p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:44:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        	<title>calebstein on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Well, we can count on Saurik to release a patch to stop the spying, right?</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:48:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        	<title>Pwnana on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Locutus said: </strong></p>
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But! But... but... but Android isn&#039;t as open as... but IOS... but Apple--but WebOS... but, but but but.</p>
<p>Total standing:  iOS 0, Android 0.</p>
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Yea, really.  IOS: spying on you.  Android: lying through it&#039;s teeth.  WebOS: Outdated.  WinMo: Lacking.</p>
<p>I guess we start looking to <a href="http://meego.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MeeGo</a>.  Which, btw, is now open for download ofr computers.  I might try it out.</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:46:19 -0700</pubDate>
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        	<title>Prema on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Here&#039;s a sample of the kinds of information Apple plans to collect: </p>
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<li><strong>The system can take a picture of the user&#039;s face, "without a<br />
 flash, any noise, or any indication that a picture is being taken to<br />
prevent the current user from knowing he is being photographed";</strong></li>
<li><strong>The system can record the user&#039;s voice, whether or not a phone call is even being made;</strong></li>
<li><strong>The system can determine the user&#039;s unique individual heartbeat "signature";</strong></li>
<li><strong>To determine if the device has been hacked, the device can watch<br />
for "a sudden increase in memory usage of the electronic device";</strong></li>
<li><strong>The user&#039;s "Internet activity can be monitored or any<br />
communication packets that are served to the electronic device can be<br />
recorded"; and</strong></li>
<li><strong>The device can take a photograph of the surrounding location to determine where it is being used.</strong></li>
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<p>In other words, Apple will know who you are, where you are, and<br />
what you are doing and saying and even how fast your heart is beating.</p>
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<p>now im creep-ed out.. i was looking to buy a macbook pro (memebr recent forum post) the one that gives u a student discount that gives u a free ITouch????  and im still gonna go that way.. cuz thats for only those iphone 4 users thats all.. and its gonna be the upgraded version coming out soon. apple wouldnt dare adding that as a software upgrade in the latest firmware.. it would just make people post youtube videos of them destroying their phones in many ways..</p>
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<p>as for the itouch people,, its safe (but dont buy the next gen.. i think theyre gonna add camera (front/back?) but as far as im concerned im safe!!!! hooray!</p>
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<p>but more importantly ... thats a new low for apple.. they cant just let people "live their life".. i m guessing this is cuz they loose say thousands of hte millions they earn, right?   </p>
<p>*apple is kinda loony toony*</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:21:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        	<title>Locutus on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>But! But... but... but Android isn&#039;t as open as... but IOS... but Apple--but WebOS... but, but but but.</p>
<p>Total standing:  iOS 0, Android 0.</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:13:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        	<title>Ashraf on Apple looks to patent... spyware?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0</a></p>
<p>Dum-dum-dum... and the plot thickens!</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:42:07 -0700</pubDate>
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