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December 16, 2011 by Dave Michels

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...

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Schultzter December 16, 2011

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.

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1. Dave Michels December 16, 2011
  
  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.
  
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