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+-   MIT Students give away privacy for smartphones on Sunday November 30 2008, @01:00PM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 30 2008, @01:00PM
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An anonymous reader writes "About 100 students at MIT agreed to completely give away their privacy to get a free smartphone.
"Now, when he dials another student, researchers know. When he sends an e-mail or text message, they also know. When he listens to music, they know the song. Every moment he has his Windows Mobile smartphone with him, they know where he is, and who's nearby."

The article goes on to quote Steve Steinberg, a computer scientist, who says "There are so many uses for this technology — from marketing to war fighting — that I can't imagine it not pervading our lives in just the next few years."

I can think of one."
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