Re:Steve Jobs on iOS Location Issue: 'We Don't Track Anyone'
by delinka on Monday April 25, 2011 @01:01PM
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I'm no Jobs apologist, but you're in the good ol' US of A where precise language is requisite. (This reasons for this are a whole other conversation.)
"Why does Apple track me?" "We don't" - Apple is not AT&T. Maybe Apple doesn't take a copy of the data. Maybe Apple takes a copy of the data without associating it to your or your phone. Any of this qualifies under the [im]precise language of the question.
How about we ask the purpose of that log the phone makes? Let's also ask who gets a copy. If just having something on your computer "makes it easy for bad guys to get," then all your files are "easy to get" and you might want to learn something about securing your computers.
EDIT:
OK, perhaps I'm a bit hasty:
"Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone?"
"We don't track anyone."
That's definitely sidestepping the issue. He didn't explain anything as requested.
"Why does Apple track me?" "We don't" - Apple is not AT&T. Maybe Apple doesn't take a copy of the data. Maybe Apple takes a copy of the data without associating it to your or your phone. Any of this qualifies under the [im]precise language of the question.
How about we ask the purpose of that log the phone makes? Let's also ask who gets a copy. If just having something on your computer "makes it easy for bad guys to get," then all your files are "easy to get" and you might want to learn something about securing your computers.
EDIT: OK, perhaps I'm a bit hasty:
"Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool embedded in my iPhone?"
"We don't track anyone."
That's definitely sidestepping the issue. He didn't explain anything as requested.