HTC Android Smartphone Stores Browsing Screenshots 179
Mad Hamster writes "Boy Genius Report points out that the HTC Droid Incredible, using the Sense UI, 'will periodically store screenshots of the contents of your web browser.' These shots are stored in such a way that they are not easily deleted. 'They remain when the current browser session is closed, they remain after you clear the browser history, and they remain after a full factory reset,' though there is a way to delete them manually."
OMG!!1one (Score:1, Funny)
Google is evil too!
Re:Huh. (Score:2, Funny)
Are they ever read? Sent anywhere? Are they permanent (always taking up space), or are they rotated out?
They are sent out in the middle of the night when the phone is sleeping...
Re:Sounds like a debug feature (Score:3, Funny)
Passwords appear as ***** so no worry there, but the screencaps might show a thief (or unscrupulous friend) that you've been surfing porn, or looking at photos of your sexy wife. "Wow. Mrs. Stiffler is hot."
Re:Huh. (Score:2, Funny)
Define “obvious”.
To me, the obvious answer is, that someone wants to look at what I’m doing. Which can not ever possibly be a good thing. Ever. Because it’s always a breach of trust and privacy.
I mean the fact that they aren’t even deleted after a factory reset really gives it away, plain as day.
And I bet the screenshots aren’t random at all.
The real scary story though is... (Score:2, Funny)
The Incredible phones are really part of a conspiracy to enslave us all and take our money little nibbles at a time through some fiendish plot of impulse buying cute and interesting little apps.