Palm Pre Reports Your Location and Usage To Palm 314
AceJohnny writes "Joey Hess found that his Palm Pre was ratting on him. It turns out the Pre periodically uploads detailed information about the user to Palm, including the names of installed apps, application usage (and crashes), as well as GPS coordinates. This, of course, is without user consent or control. The only way he found to disable the uploads was to modify system files."
Boycott (Score:5, Funny)
Ok, add them to the list.
Actually it's getting hard to keep track. Should we start a wiki?
Re:Boycott (Score:5, Funny)
I'll get back to you if I can think of one.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Boycott (Score:4, Funny)
My local, family-owned grocery store has never screwed me over!
Oh wait, they did stop carrying that one delicious brand of pita bread. And the express lane is always too busy. And there's that ugly, no-name DVD rental kiosk in the entryway with MS Paint graphics.
Never mind, they suck.
Re:Where's the hyperbolic and inflammatory blurb? (Score:3, Funny)
Where's the hyperbolic and inflammatory blurb?
I only get paid to attack particular businesses and politicians.
I'm sure the hell not going to bother to attack someone else for free. Someone has to pay for it.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
Look up "prole drift." More people have opportunities to better themselves than ever before; now *everyone* has a chance to run a shady business and abuse their positions of power. Things like grass lawns and vacations also used to be the exclusive playthings of the wealthy.
Re:Slashdot Exercise Time! (Score:4, Funny)
In the spirit of blaming Apple for Palm's misbehavior with their iTunes stunt please respond here with how this is also Apples fault.
I'll give it a shot: There's an app for that!"
I digress.
- xserv
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
> Things like grass lawns and vacations also used to be the exclusive playthings of the elderly.
Fixed that for you. Now get off my lawn.
Re:Slashdot Exercise Time! (Score:2, Funny)
Really? What does this iDigress app do?!
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
> some do. its just hit the lawyer boards.
> http://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1062087&mc=1&forum_id=2 [autoadmit.com]
Err umm, Some of my um CLIENTS need to know if their Palm Pre will record visits to their prostitutes.
Ahem... please answer this question before 4pm this afternoon, if possible.
Re:Boycott (Score:1, Funny)
> I'll get back to you if I can think of one.
Microsoft reduced my TCO and enhanced my usability. Aero makes computing fun. And they pay me to shill for them.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
VP of Engineering: "Dude, they're going to find out, and they'll be pissed."
VP of Marketing: "This is going to be great. Think of all the things we could do with this information. Think of all the people we could sell that information to. The feature stays."
EVP of Marketing: "I eat boogers."
CMO: "Excellent work, EVP of Marketing. VP of Engineering, you're too cautious. You'll never make it in today's world."
CIO: "He's right. You're fired."
VP of Engineering: "It's all good, I already have two other jobs lined up. Later, losers."
EVP of Marketing: "Did I mention I eat my own boogers?"
Re:Yea, and.... (Score:5, Funny)
Isn't it great how the courts can ask Motorola where you are but you can't?
You just need to sue yourself and then ask Motorola for the location of your phone so that you can serve legal documents to yourself.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
How's the weather way, way, way, way down under the sand?
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
Yet another example of an amoral corporation not giving a shit about their customers.
I disagree. They care about you so much that they want to know where you are all the time. Next step is to turn on the voice recording feature in the middle of the night to make sure you're still breathing.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
Your palm is not a chick, never was.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder what kind of backlash there will be about this and how much more negative impact it will have on the Palm brand.
Why, none of course...None at all, since Palm knows exactly where you were between noon and 1:00pm today, who you called, where she met you and also knows the phone number of your wife.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:3, Funny)
Some of my um CLIENTS need to know if their Palm Pre will record visits to their prostitutes.
That's it! That was Palm's motivation all along! To collect one gargantuan database of the most popular prostitutes!
Whoa to datamine this beauty.... you could find out the most popular prostitutes - and avoid them! Go to unpopular ones and haggle for the price! Find out the REAL unpopular ones for the most kinky stuff!
Not that I'd be interested, mind you. No sir, not me.
Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Boycott (Score:3, Funny)
MS Paint graphics.
My God, your grocer is worse than Hitler.