Privacy and Loyalty Clubs
This post is a part 2 of sorts to It’s [None of] Your Business posted on NoJitter. That was a tricky post because there is so much going on, and it is difficult to talk about it because there is...
This post is a part 2 of sorts to It’s [None of] Your Business posted on NoJitter. That was a tricky post because there is so much going on, and it is difficult to talk about it because there is...
Your 3rd to last paragraph makes an excellent point! When the whole Carrier IQ crisis happened I as happy to find the software wasn’t on my phone. One the same day I was about to install an app suggested by my carrier but when I looked at the permissions it required I did a double-take! I couldn’t tell if I was installing a mobile TV app or a getting proctology exam! My carrier didn’t need the Carrier IQ software because it would seem every single one of their apps does the spying for them.
Maybe I’m over-reacting but it didn’t seem right to me.
I don’t you you are over reacting at all. I think it is a mess. I just bought tickets to the circus – I was given the choice of mail ($5) or online. I assumed online was a PDF I could just print. Turned out to be a whole ticket system that required detailed personal information, a long terms of service agreement, 2 secret questions (like pet’s name), and birthdate. I am really getting sick of all this nonsense.