Posts by Blah64

Originally Posted by cnocbui  I'm probably the only person who thinks this, but I don't want to control devices by talking to them and would find it a purchase impediment if it were a ubiquitous...

Quote: I actually had a friend ask me to take him out of my contacts just in case it gets shared with a third party.  We talked and agreed that I'd just give him a really odd nickname that meant nothing and changed his pic...

The easiest solution is not having friends. But don't have enemies; they'll make websites about you to vent and your information will get out that way.   Yes, this is a good point, especially with kids.  Er, I...

So, what can we learn from this?   In addition, the FTC alleged that Path's privacy policy had deceived consumers. Path had claimed it automatically collected only certain user information, such as an IP address,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blah64  Wow, you're either incredibly cheap or you think other people are. Doesn't take a genius to see the sarcasm in my comment about the text messages. By the way,...

Quote: Originally Posted by ziadjk  3. I gave them my phone number. After I paid so much for the actual iphone, a few more cents in charges for those TWO text messages won't hurt. So I will NOT pass, as long as they...

Quote: Originally Posted by Evilution    Despite what you might think, companies aren't that interested in the content of the emails that you send and receive.   It's amazing that there are still...

Lest anyone think biometrics are "safe".  Read this article at news.com.au:   Theft of Fingerprints Easier than Cutting Off a Finger, Security Experts Warn   Of course there's always the cut off your finger...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yojimbo007  1) Fingerprint sensor is cool. I dont see the concern of the first comment posted here. 2) It can be a local process of authentication on the device... Independent of remote...

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    I don't like the "oh, hey, you no longer get to have access to this service and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it" system.    They...